#!/usr/bin/env python
## CURSES BASIC-MAIL GUI 
#   This is the Basic-Mail program, a basic email client written in Python
#   with a curses interface. This program reads mail messages in from a file
#   and allows you to view them and create others, all in the highest-grade
#   GUI that the cutting-edge terminals allow!
#
# To Run: Go to the Basic-Mail directory and type "python Basic-Mail.py",
#         without the quotes. If it doesn't work, make sure that the size
#         of the console window is at least 80 x 30 pixels.
#
#         Use the arrow keys to navigate within the inbox and the composition
#         window, and the highlighted letters and numbers for the menus and
#         tabs.
#
# ALSO: You MUST change the directory variable in variables.py to whatever path
#       the files are stored in on your computer. e.g /home/rdolan/Basic-Mail/
##
## KNOWN ISSUES AND BUGS.. ##
# 1: Deletion does not work properly in the composition window.
# 2: The program does not write back to the file and save your changes.
# 3: Address Book, Accounts, and Reply do not work, but I'm keeping them in
#    because the more populated menus look prettier.
# 4: Closing tabs has limited functionality; you cannot close the inbox, ever,
#    and closing one screen leaves it on the tab to the left of it.
##
## Filename: basic-mail.py ##
#   This is the main file, where the interface is created and where the user
#   interacts with the program.
##
## VERSION HISTORY.. ##
## Version 1.0 - May 1st, 2006
#   Message composition works very well, and you can view multiple messages!
##
## Version 0.9 - April 30th, 2006
#   Inbox and message screen working, reads in from file successfully
##
## Version 0.8 - April 28th, 2006
#   Organized code in more files and got tab closure working.
##
## Version 0.75 - April 20th, 2006
#   The code is now much more organized and the functions better explained.
##
## Version 0.7 - April 12th, 2006
#   Includes working pop-ups and tab displays, though you cannot open and close
#   tabs.
##
## Version 0.6 - April 8th, 2006
#   Has working menus and tabs, though tab displaying is not quite worked out.
##
## Version 0.5 - April 5th, 2006
#   The Chat GUI stripped down to its basic functionality.
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## A more detailed version history is available in versions.txt ##