Mail: New mail UI/UX for Usermin/Webmin

[iliaross]

Hi,

Everyone is interested in new mail outlook please post your ideas. The main concept provided by me will be based on Google Mail. In case you have any ideas or proposals before I start bringing it to life, go ahead and post your ideas/proposals here.

This is the example of how I would like the new mail interface look like

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Mail related issues:

1. Mailbox not refreshing using Authentic Theme:
2. Send mail doesn't work (timeout) when used in Safari

[SteffanCline]

This is what you're making for Usermin? Looks nice. I've been using Roundcube for some time. There's a lot of good plugins for it with filtering etc. Saw an Outlook theme for it but $100 seemed steep. This is definitely nice. Might I suggest using TinyMCE or CKEditor (http://ckeditor.com/) for the HTML?

[singhdd93]

Really Love the new design ...
I think CKEditor is much better than TinyMCE.

[iliaross]

Thanks. Yes, I will use CKEditor too and most likely will use it.

[GMo888]

The interface seems to me very well.

It would be nice to have the opportunity to right clicks on the subject of mail to reply, forward ... A bit like Outlook Web Access ...

[iliaross]

Yes, context menu will be there for sure!

[divyeshsachan]

Interface is looking decent in attached pic.
Here are few suggestions:: Provide drag & drop for easy files attachment, multiple mail select + drag & drop to folder for easy mail movement across folders.
As per my opinion instead of three column view for writing mail, mail writing should be in dialog (as like in file editor in your authentic file manager) or like dialog in gmail in bottom right corner or in full second column. The point is, while drafting a mail, one rarely look at his list of mails in any folder and if it's in three column view second column of mail list will unnecessarily occupy much screen space.

:-)

[iliaross]

I will consider all of your proposals. I will however and most likely make that gmail like composer optional..I like the way it is on the screen shot.

The theme will just inject additional options to the module's configuration.

[apurva577]

The Mailbox looking very rich and user friendly. I hope it can have the ajax functionality like gmail and roundcube. It will add an biggest punch on it.

By when it will have its launch or first release ?

[iliaross]

I'm starting working on new graphs now and perform other ongoing improvements.

While doing it, I'm gonna submit a request to Webmins/Usermin back-end support for getting data in JSON format. Whenever it's ready, I'll start.

Yes, it'll be ajaxed surely. I'll try making it as good as gmail.

[aminkh17]

+1

[iliaross]

Work in progress. My plan is to release it by the end of summer.

[Stinkykiller]

It would be nice if the theme in Usermin can pull email + aliases of specific virtualserver and show this in "From:" like drop down menu. Something like this:

- main VS email
--- alias 1
--- alias 2
--- alias 3
etc.

Leave the tab "From" in case someone want to insert custom email but on main window where the email is composed it would be nice to have this option.

[iliaross]

When I start working on the email, I will take all considerations and try to make it best.

Thanks.