3 ms·
> written starting with a browser as a jumping off point That's thunderbird for ya. Really the only web-browsery thing a mail client needs is rendering of the
by mid-kid 4y ago
> written starting with a browser as a jumping off point
That's thunderbird for ya.
Really the only web-browsery thing a mail client needs is rendering of the email itself (if it's not just plain text, HTML email is an extension!), for which, sure, it's a better idea to use an existing webview. But for the rest of the interface and logic? No.
- sph 4y agoTo be fair, if you're bundling a web browser to render emails, you might as well write your whole UI out of it. Of all use cases of Electron, an email client is probably the least offensive.