According to Sven Guckes on Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 11:46:29AM +0100: > * Eric Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [011201 09:09]: > > Changing and navigating folders is one of > > the most fundamental functions of a MUA... > > or so it should be, one would think. > then again, managing messages could > be regarded as a database problem - > and thus it's not an mua prob at all. > anything could be regarded as anything but I believe my comment corresponds to current reality.
> > so something that makes this more convenient > > by obviating a silly keypress each time can IMO, > > hardly be regarded as adding a kitchen sink. > > patch your own version? insert a > '+' into the prompt by default? > or write my own mua (or os, or ....) I want to work way above that level. apt-get install mutt - with unstable keeps me on the latest version and I get on with my life (maybe that sounds selfish). (dont check the version of this mutt - its not on my deb machine). > > The reading and attaching problem, may be fixed > > if with the set editor command you could cd to > > another dir before launching your editor. > > set editor="cd /dir; edit %s" > > ok, so you can oput this into a script > and then use "set editor=script".. yeah that works but dont change convenience of being in my ~ dir for: attaching in the compose screen writing out a file from an attachment or body > > and what about this: > save-hook . + that dont help change-folder and when I just tried it now it did not work :( I still think that an option to have all folder related operations work by default on your mail $folder is practical and generally useful But thanks anyway for some extra hackery ammunition to reduce the inconvenience. Mutt istill does suck less as the author says. -- Eric Smith Fruitcom.com Benelux Phone: +31 70 313 0240 Mobile: +31 6 551 76300
