Let's focus better on `is_plain`.
-You can just set your password like this:
+The reason why it's false by default is to discourage the habit of storing passwords in plain files.
- args.is_plain = false
- args.password = "mypassword"
+You can set your password in plain like this:
+
+ myimapcheck = lain.widgets.imap({
+ is_plain = true,
+ password = "myplainpassword",
+ [...]
+ })
and you'll have the same security provided by `~/.netrc`.
**Or** you can use a keyring, like [python keyring](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/keyring):
- args.password = "keyring get password"
+ myimapcheck = lain.widgets.imap({
+ is_plain = true,
+ password = "myplainpassword",
+ server = "mail.autistici.org",
+ mail = "dada@anche.no",
+ })
When `is_plain == false`, it *executes* `password` before using it, so you can also use whatever password fetching solution you want.
-`settings` can use the value `mailcount`, an integer greater or equal to zero, and can modify `notification_preset` table, which will be the preset for the naughty notifications. Check [here](http://awesome.naquadah.org/doc/api/modules/naughty.html#notify) for the list of variables it can contain.
+`settings` can use the value `mailcount`, an integer greater or equal to zero, and can modify `mail_notification_preset` table, which will be the preset for the naughty notifications. Check [here](http://awesome.naquadah.org/doc/api/modules/naughty.html#notify) for the list of variables it can contain.
Default definition:
- notification _preset = {
+ mail_notification _preset = {
icon = lain/icons/mail.png,
position = "top_left"
}