Return-Path: <eg@gaute.vetsj.com>
X-Original-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org
Delivered-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org
Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC7C7431FB6
	for <notmuch@notmuchmail.org>; Tue, 21 Oct 2014 04:19:12 -0700 (PDT)
X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org
X-Spam-Flag: NO
X-Spam-Score: -0.7
X-Spam-Level: 
X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.7 tagged_above=-999 required=5
	tests=[RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7] autolearn=disabled
Received: from olra.theworths.org ([127.0.0.1])
	by localhost (olra.theworths.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024)
	with ESMTP id A1XH3hYkc7As for <notmuch@notmuchmail.org>;
	Tue, 21 Oct 2014 04:19:06 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from mail-lb0-f181.google.com (mail-lb0-f181.google.com
	[209.85.217.181]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits))
	(No client certificate requested)
	by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E35F3431FAE
	for <notmuch@notmuchmail.org>; Tue, 21 Oct 2014 04:19:05 -0700 (PDT)
Received: by mail-lb0-f181.google.com with SMTP id l4so786440lbv.26
	for <notmuch@notmuchmail.org>; Tue, 21 Oct 2014 04:19:04 -0700 (PDT)
X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;
	d=1e100.net; s=20130820;
	h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:subject:to:references:in-reply-to
	:user-agent:message-id:mime-version:content-type
	:content-transfer-encoding;
	bh=Zo6tBDNwUUxmkk4ZEQ3dPXRJyQ78l4oxwJLkk6CETbo=;
	b=C5g7V+s0LifUbaMXIsNyLJ+KVR602qeX1uTaRqfVdH0gBMRkfMKLqJItvHtLjbVOa0
	4uvbodeT27B8dSIf+3q0e/cbeoqmKLSu6LTAkyneM0HPUk96f9c1+arxnFyIeqmMgMmY
	VUgCBn7jcyVCGpWtAs/BuMaHWCQZ6SjRuW9/F+bOinqazI4R63ppI+ncyWVBVVkrE3cR
	9USnTuWnE/g/SKlQNPjcqzsbKOHECqHoJ4686qH2bkWkPqPUX9Zz5lCSQZ1dGFzpimpQ
	GEfKdHsxNOWWUE3NJ6Dca+DZ05DH1DSufoFLcwYuY5aUd2kjN76A4QgjnSIcHhiCzAxX
	8Puw==
X-Gm-Message-State:
 ALoCoQmwWrVDfN0UojU0fCqxcrZZzq48jtOFzmt/3XRe5VB9yy/xepnsqUQNOowOkT62cBpAE1v0
X-Received: by 10.152.8.12 with SMTP id n12mr33777253laa.51.1413890342607;
	Tue, 21 Oct 2014 04:19:02 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from localhost (cD572BF51.dhcp.as2116.net. [81.191.114.213])
	by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id k16sm4418969laa.10.2014.10.21.04.19.00
	for <multiple recipients>
	(version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128);
	Tue, 21 Oct 2014 04:19:01 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 11:18:59 +0000
From: Gaute Hope <eg@gaute.vetsj.com>
Subject: Re: Looking for the perfect mail client
To: "notmuch@notmuchmail.org" <notmuch@notmuchmail.org>, Sepp Tannhuber
	<sepp.tannhuber@yahoo.de>
References: <1413885757.29658.YahooMailNeo@web172702.mail.ir2.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <1413885757.29658.YahooMailNeo@web172702.mail.ir2.yahoo.com>
User-Agent: astroid/v554cefbd (https://github.com/gauteh/astroid)
Message-Id: <1413890106-astroid-0-86wl0ou9rn-2995@strange>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13
Precedence: list
List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system."
	<notmuch.notmuchmail.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/options/notmuch>,
	<mailto:notmuch-request@notmuchmail.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://notmuchmail.org/pipermail/notmuch>
List-Post: <mailto:notmuch@notmuchmail.org>
List-Help: <mailto:notmuch-request@notmuchmail.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch>,
	<mailto:notmuch-request@notmuchmail.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 11:19:12 -0000

Excerpts from Sepp Tannhuber's message of October 21, 2014 12:02:
> Dear all,
>
> I'm wondering whether there's a notmuch mail client
> - with a handling similar to alot
> - which is capable to show html content without html2ascii conversion
> - which can use vim as editor
> - which doesn't need a web browser
> - which doesn't need a mouse
> - which is fast
>
> In principle, alot is the perfect mail client for me except that I've
> many problems with all the html mails people send to me. So I'm wondering
> whether anybody knows a webkit based alot fork or something similar. It's
> strange that after so many years I'm still looking for the perfect mail
> client.

Hi Sepp,

I am working on something called 'astroid' which is a GTK+ and WebKit
based email client for notmuch.

- It can show html parts inline if you choose to.
- It shows previews of image attachments.
- It uses vim (embedded) as editor.
- It is entirely navigated using the keyboard (based on vim)
- It is fairly fast (but requires optimization of some parts) (probably
  disputed).

It is, however, very pre-alpha-beta. If you are brave enough,
please feel free to try it out:

  https://github.com/gauteh/astroid

There are some screenshots here:

  http://gaute.vetsj.com/arkiv/astroid/screenshots/

You can press '?' to get a brief overview of the keybindings (they are
based on those of sup [0]). But I haven't completed the help stuff yet,
in that case refer to the source code (did I mention it was pre-alpha?).

Not all features are ready (notably encryption), but it is complete
enough for daily usage - at least for me.

I was planning to make it a little bit more user friendly to try out and
use before I announced it, but I think it fits your description (it was
at least what I was attempting to solve when I started it). The
README.md [1] covers basic compilation and setup steps, and I tried to
collect what is required for setting astroid up on a fresh Ubuntu in the
wiki [2].

[0] http://supmua.org/
[1] https://github.com/gauteh/astroid/blob/master/README.md
[2] https://github.com/gauteh/astroid/wiki/Ubuntu

=