Mail 5 in Lion

[seetheforest]

I've been drooling over Mail 5 ever since I saw it, but most of the Dev Preview 3 videos I have seen gloss over Mail (presumably because they don't want people seeing their emails?). I was just wondering if someone could do a full preview of the mail apps showing...

• Threaded messages and the buttons available within each threaded message
• How expanding previously quoted messages works. Like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3pJyULv__k
• Has the compatibility with Gmail been improved since the messages are in conversation view now? Are all conversations in Gmail also conversations in Mail 5?
• When you delete messages in Mail 5 do the messages now correctly go to the Gmail trash folder? Is there a way to map it correctly so that this is done?
• Can you view chat logs saved on the Gmail server through Mail 5?

Mail.app upgrade is one of the best things about the new Lion IMO.

 

[RafaelT]

Just putting my vote in for this as well, I would really like to see it.

 

[Evo-L]

I'll install Version 3 and see if I can get you a few screenshots

 

[seetheforest]

Could someone answer the questions about the integration with Gmail? Has it changed/improved at all in Mail 5?

 

[gofightlose]

I was really hoping there would be an icon change...there might still be, but the current one, although not horrible, is quite outdated imo. I mean, they recently changed the itunes, I think mail, iphoto, preview are deserving of a few tweaks.
Anyway, here is a little youtube video of some of the features
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wK9R_9igYs&feature=related
I had to look through a lot of those for someone who didn't say, "mac OS eckss". it's "OS TEN"! they're probably not a dev if they don't know the right name. haha. I think it's odd that they still have a new separate window pop up to write a new email, I wouldn't mind something like an overlay, I think in fullscreen mode it's a bit different.

 

[Beligerent]

Yeah I'm hoping someone can answer this guys questions. I too am curious about the Gmail integration. Does Mail 5 show labels? Is its use with Gmail any better?

 

[Cougarcat]

I was really hoping there would be an icon change...there might still be, but the current one, although not horrible, is quite outdated imo. I mean, they recently changed the itunes, I think mail, iphoto, preview are deserving of a few tweaks.
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I hope they don't change it because their icons seem to be getting uglier. They did show an ugly embossed metal icon for mail, similar to Launchpad, in the keynote. I hope they don't start to use it.

No new gmail integration, as far as I can tell.