On 2009-05-13, Mutt <[email protected]> wrote: > #3225: new mail notifications are lost too easily > -------------------------+-------------------------------------------------- > Reporter: vinc17 | Owner: mutt-dev > Type: enhancement | Status: new > Priority: minor | Milestone: > Component: mutt | Version: 1.5.19 > Keywords: | > -------------------------+-------------------------------------------------- > A "new mail" notification may appear when typing something, but will > disappear as soon as a second key is typed. For instance, if one wants to > move the cursor to some message by typing the up-arrow key several times, > the notification disappears almost instantly. > > IMHO, the notification should be kept on screen until something else > appears in the command line.
I disagree. I often (too often) glance at that line in the two instances of mutt I have running most of the time on my desktop to see if any new mail has arrived. If I'm not interested in those particular messages at the time, but I want to know if any further new mail arrives, I simply move the cursor to clear the message. I also like that the message disappears automatically after I perform some action in mutt. In that way I'm sure that any new-message notification in that line has occurred after the last time I did something in mutt. Regards, Gary
