decide on platform(s)

[mobeets]

what are you thinking here exactly? seems like the scene composing itself could be done almost all in css--or is that too awful? and then to get emails we need something with access to gmails.

is a web browser extension a good home? i don't know. is python easiest since we're both familiar with it? possibly.

also, this one is cool! uses local apple mail database which seems easier, except i don't use apple mail. anyway, what do you think?

[silky]

yeah i guess i was thinking a python backend since we both know it, and then just composing them with css, indeed.

for email reading we can just use the stuff i have for voronoi-email - https://github.com/silky/voronoi-mail

[silky]

and wow! that anymails thing IS cool! and they've certainly put a lot of work into it

[silky]

fwiw i'd also like a command-line tool that would generate the image compositions as well, but this can come later.

-- edit: in particular, if this were possible, then i could have a service on linux, say, that would regenerate the current background image based on the number of incoming emails.