I would love to use the KApps for Calendar / Contacts / Mail for a better integration into KDE. But at this point Thunderbird is just so far ahead, I'm not sure KDE will be able to close the gap to make those apps a viable alternative
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What does Thunderbird have that the K apps don’t? I ask because I’m considering switching to KDE Plasma for a desktop.
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Most importantly what doesn't thunderbird have that kmail has? Akondai server.
Kmail worked so badly with larger imap mailboxes, that I switched back to thunderbird recently.
Thunderbird has its problems but it works. Only other linux mail client that worked similarly well is evolution/gnome mail but I did not want to have gnome services running on my KDE desktop.
Some level of unification would be good. They are simply too different. I'd be more than glad to offer design help for free. The email icon looks too much like ProtonMail's. That is not OK.
This email icon is a symmetrical blue/purple multicolor gradient with a shaded top. ProtonMail is an asymmetrical design in one color with varying levels of brightness and a blank top. The two look pretty distinct to me. Even without the different colors, the change in symmetry is quite obvious.
I do agree these don't have unity in their design though as a set, they look pretty generic.
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Praying for the day contacts and calendar events will be synced through Proton's bridge. It could be a drop replacement of google services for a lot of people.
But it does still use akonadi, right?