X-Git-Url: https://git.madduck.net/etc/awesome.git/blobdiff_plain/eef2b8bd8942119a81f8eb4804536f3a62a82ae7..d2ec840058a6de4eaafe57fe66953ede542815e6:/imap.md?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/imap.md b/imap.md index af29cb3..b0d5375 100644 --- a/imap.md +++ b/imap.md @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ [<- widgets](https://github.com/copycat-killer/lain/wiki/Widgets) -Shows mail status in a textbox over IMAP protocol. +Shows mail count in a textbox fetching over IMAP. myimapcheck = lain.widgets.imap(args) -New mails are notified through a notification like this: +New mails are notified like this: +--------------------------------------------+ | +---+ | @@ -31,24 +31,34 @@ Variable | Meaning | Type | Default 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" }