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Ask HN: Gmail's new Compose ruined my e-mail writing. What's a good client?

15 points by quantumpotato_ 13y ago

They changed the UI again. I set a default "full screen" but that didn't take in replies. Experienced cognitive dissonance when I tried to find out how to make reply full screen so I could bullet point. I need a better mail platform. DIY maybe? I have my e-mail on a bunch of distributed business cards. I could forward from Gmail to my new address.

quantumpotato_ 13y ago
See also, lol. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6280933 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6280933
gruseom 13y ago
I set a default "full screen" but that didn't take in replies. That is one of my biggest grievances with the new Gmail UI as well. But there are so many other annoyances and so many little things that just don't work, I'm surprised that they pushed it out at all, let alone imposed it on everybody. It's a usability train wreck. Even though it would be a major pain to switch, I'm seriously thinking about it.
- Andrenid 13y ago
  Wasn't too much of a pain for me. I hate the new Gmail (and the direction Google has gone since G+)... have switched to Fastmail (with my own domain) and haven't regretted it for a second. Told all the people I could think of that my email address has changed, then diverted my Gmail to my new email to catch any stragglers for a while, which I tell when I notice a diverted mail.
  - gruseom 13y ago
    What are the main differences/annoyances you've noticed with Fastmail? Do you happen to know if they support "undo send"? i.e. where you can configure a 30-second delay before the email is actually sent, so if you think of something right after you hit 'send' you can edit it. That happens to me a lot, so I like that feature.
brockrockman 13y ago
What about the "Basic HTML" view?
anxiousest 13y ago
Thunderbird, mail.app.
- DarkStar851 13y ago
  OS X Mail is surprisingly usable. I used to use Postbox before I got my first MacBook and I loved that. Think Thunderbird, with a prettier UI, some extra features, and not free.
sp332 13y ago
You could keep your same email address, but switch to using a real mail client instead of Gmail's web interface. Head to https://support.google.com/mail/troubleshooter/1668960?rd=1#ts=1665018 https://support.google.com/mail/troubleshooter/1668960?rd=1#... for detailed instructions.
- quantumpotato_ 13y ago
  Woo this looks exciting. Thank you!
lifeisstillgood 13y ago
I've gotten stuck - I use ActiveInbox for assigning labels to emails - that way I can group them into mini projects and todos. It's really good - but I don't know of a real client that supports gmail labels - if anyone does please holler - my life drips by waiting for JavaScript to run.
- ChrisClark 13y ago
  ActiveInbox is really the best thing to happen to my Gmail account. I love it.
hansy 13y ago
Sparrow (http://sprw.me/ http://sprw.me/) is still my primary client even though there will be no future updates for it. I've also heard good things about Airmail (http://airmailapp.com/ http://airmailapp.com/).

quantumpotato_ 13y ago

See also, lol. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6280933 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6280933

gruseom 13y ago

I set a default "full screen" but that didn't take in replies. That is one of my biggest grievances with the new Gmail UI as well. But there are so many other annoyances and so many little things that just don't work, I'm surprised that they pushed it out at all, let alone imposed it on everybody. It's a usability train wreck. Even though it would be a major pain to switch, I'm seriously thinking about it.

Andrenid 13y ago
Wasn't too much of a pain for me. I hate the new Gmail (and the direction Google has gone since G+)... have switched to Fastmail (with my own domain) and haven't regretted it for a second. Told all the people I could think of that my email address has changed, then diverted my Gmail to my new email to catch any stragglers for a while, which I tell when I notice a diverted mail.
- gruseom 13y ago
  What are the main differences/annoyances you've noticed with Fastmail? Do you happen to know if they support "undo send"? i.e. where you can configure a 30-second delay before the email is actually sent, so if you think of something right after you hit 'send' you can edit it. That happens to me a lot, so I like that feature.

brockrockman 13y ago

What about the "Basic HTML" view?

anxiousest 13y ago

Thunderbird, mail.app.

DarkStar851 13y ago
OS X Mail is surprisingly usable. I used to use Postbox before I got my first MacBook and I loved that. Think Thunderbird, with a prettier UI, some extra features, and not free.

sp332 13y ago

You could keep your same email address, but switch to using a real mail client instead of Gmail's web interface. Head to https://support.google.com/mail/troubleshooter/1668960?rd=1#ts=1665018 https://support.google.com/mail/troubleshooter/1668960?rd=1#... for detailed instructions.

quantumpotato_ 13y ago
Woo this looks exciting. Thank you!

lifeisstillgood 13y ago

I've gotten stuck - I use ActiveInbox for assigning labels to emails - that way I can group them into mini projects and todos. It's really good - but I don't know of a real client that supports gmail labels - if anyone does please holler - my life drips by waiting for JavaScript to run.

ChrisClark 13y ago
ActiveInbox is really the best thing to happen to my Gmail account. I love it.

hansy 13y ago

Sparrow (http://sprw.me/ http://sprw.me/) is still my primary client even though there will be no future updates for it. I've also heard good things about Airmail (http://airmailapp.com/ http://airmailapp.com/).