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I've always wanted to be able to write notes on top of emails I receive. So say I receive an email about a new bug, I could just jot down more details into anot

I've always wanted to be able to write notes on top of emails I receive. So say I receive an email about a new bug, I could just jot down more details into another layer on top that email in transparent font/colour. I've noticed other people often print out emails and do something like this with a red marker. I use Thunderbird and I've thought about digging around in the source to see if this is possible. It's not something I've found time to do though.

SwellJoe 19y ago
That's a pretty nifty idea. I frequently use email as my todo list (though I really shouldn't...I've been trying to do the email zero thing, but I'm back up to 1000 or so messages in my box again, two weeks after starting).
- jgrahamc 19y ago
  I do use email as my TODO list, but I publish the length of the queue for all to see. Makes me deal with stuff just knowing that anyone could be looking. http://www.jgc.org/blog/2007/06/measuring-my-inbox-depth.html http://www.jgc.org/blog/2007/06/measuring-my-inbox-depth.htm... John.
  - SwellJoe 19y ago
    I didn't know about TB-QuickMove, but have wanted that capability forever. Thanks!
jackdied 19y ago
I do just that with mutt. To add notes to an email hit 'e' and it fires up the raw email in emacs (or your favorite editor). Just add comments and save it. Mutt doesn't have a fancy UI but it is fast. It has no problem handling the 150k+ in my inbox (mostly unread). I know some people that swear by pine and for all the same reasons. YMMV.
- yters 19y ago
  Most UI problems are a lack of interoperability. All solved with emacs and flat text.
  - rms 19y ago
    >Most UI problems are a lack of interoperability. Most of your UI problems are a lack of interoperability.
    - yters 19y ago
      In terms of capabilities that users want, I'm right. In terms of making the UI intuitive for the common user, obviously my solution isn't the answer.
louisadekoya 19y ago
Check out Lunarr - I think they do something similar.
c4rider 19y ago
If you use thunderbird there is an add-on called Xnote that does just that.
cstejerean 19y ago
If you're stuck on Windows Outlook lets you edit any message (and you can have what you write be in a different color). It was a neat trick I used a couple of years ago.

SwellJoe 19y ago

That's a pretty nifty idea. I frequently use email as my todo list (though I really shouldn't...I've been trying to do the email zero thing, but I'm back up to 1000 or so messages in my box again, two weeks after starting).

jgrahamc 19y ago
I do use email as my TODO list, but I publish the length of the queue for all to see. Makes me deal with stuff just knowing that anyone could be looking. http://www.jgc.org/blog/2007/06/measuring-my-inbox-depth.html http://www.jgc.org/blog/2007/06/measuring-my-inbox-depth.htm... John.
- SwellJoe 19y ago
  I didn't know about TB-QuickMove, but have wanted that capability forever. Thanks!

jackdied 19y ago

I do just that with mutt. To add notes to an email hit 'e' and it fires up the raw email in emacs (or your favorite editor). Just add comments and save it. Mutt doesn't have a fancy UI but it is fast. It has no problem handling the 150k+ in my inbox (mostly unread). I know some people that swear by pine and for all the same reasons. YMMV.

yters 19y ago
Most UI problems are a lack of interoperability. All solved with emacs and flat text.
- rms 19y ago
  >Most UI problems are a lack of interoperability. Most of your UI problems are a lack of interoperability.
  - yters 19y ago
    In terms of capabilities that users want, I'm right. In terms of making the UI intuitive for the common user, obviously my solution isn't the answer.

louisadekoya 19y ago

Check out Lunarr - I think they do something similar.

c4rider 19y ago

If you use thunderbird there is an add-on called Xnote that does just that.

cstejerean 19y ago

If you're stuck on Windows Outlook lets you edit any message (and you can have what you write be in a different color). It was a neat trick I used a couple of years ago.