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Excellent. I could see myself using this (especially nowadays that screens are big enough). Before clicking the link I was afraid this wouid be about "Priority

Excellent. I could see myself using this (especially nowadays that screens are big enough). Before clicking the link I was afraid this wouid be about "Priority Inbox" or any other way to let Google categorize my email for me, which I don't trust them to do other than the spam filter. Lately, however, the constant UI changes are driving me into thinking about moving from web-based GMail to some other, more stable alternative for reading email. (Really, I'm even considering adopting a terminal client like mutt. At least I know _that_ I'll be able to keep using exactly the same way 10 years from now.)

andreasklinger 13y ago
(author here) I have the same angst about interface changes. I am so extremely dependent on being effective in gmail. If they ever force me to use one of the new interfaces of Gmail, it will be a new client for me to learn, thus i might as well learn a completely new client - like eg mutt.
- snogglethorpe 13y ago
  > new interfaces of Gmail, it will be a new client for me to learn, thus i might as well learn a completely new client - like eg mutt That seems sort of silly... Various gmail interface changes have annoyed some people, but they're quite small by comparison with the difference with an email client like mutt with a completely different model, and not just the UI model, but mail delivery, storage, backup, and spam-handling, not to mention the integration of gmail with a vast swath of other software. Certainly mutt (and all the associated things that go with it) are better-liked by some people, but it most certainly isn't going to be easier to learn than new gmail UI for an existing gmail user. Not even close.