I finally have a workflow for getting my CardDAV contacts into #aerc. It's not pretty, but it works. I'd like to have used vdirsyncer for syncing up my Zoho vcard contacts, but it keeps bombing out on the import. So I had to give up on that.

Instead, whenever I have updates on the Zoho side that I want to get into aerc, I manually export from the web interface of Zoho my contacts. Then I run a Python script I wrote that will convert that file into a directory with vcf files that #khard likes working with. I have aerc configured to use khard to do the search and return results for aerc to display as I compose my email.

It's a pretty easy process even though it's not perfect.

Thanks go to @amin for providing pointers and tools!

Another #aerc question. (I'm looking your direction, @amin!) Is there a way in aerc to tag emails? Then bring up a list of emails with a given tag? I don't want to set up folders for this, and tagging should allow for multiple tags on a given message.

I'm able to do this using the Zoho web-based client. But want to do the same thing using aerc.

Is there a way to use #CardDAV with #aerc?

I can write a script to convert my vcf file into an aerc addresses file, but integration of aerc with a CardDAV server would be ideal. That way, any email addresses I add to the CardDAV would automatically be findable within aerc.

Has this already been done and I'm just missing it?

Is there a way in #aerc to open a hypertext link via the keyboard? I'm able to click on the link using my mouse in the terminal, but that's a pain when I want to use the keyboard only.

@amin, any ideas?

I like it when a coworker walks by my office and notices my #mechanicalkeyboard lighting up part of the room. The lights draw their attention. Then, when they walk in, I say, "Wait 'til you feel these keycaps, though!" My keyboard's keycaps feel nice to me: they're curved with dips in them for your fingertips. I forget the brand, but they were a good investment!

Feels so much nicer than these keys on my MacBook Pro I'm typing with at the moment. Unlike the MacBook keyboard, my mechanical one actually clicks when I type, which I really like. For me, I think the louder the switch, the better - although my coworkers would probably disagree.