To answer my own question, one needs to use the 'status_format' setting.
I have called it like this:
set status_format="/home/sk/scripts/mutt_newmail '-%r-%v:........... '|"
and the mutt_newmail script is as follows:
#!/bin/sh
if [[ "$1" =~ "New:" ]]
then
printf "\033kmutt: new\033\\" > /dev/tty
else
printf "\033kmutt\033\\" > /dev/tty
fi
echo "$1"
The only outstanding problem is that this works only if a new mail
arrives in the currently selected mailbox. If it arrives in another
mailbox, the status bar does not get updated and hence the script is
not called.
Anyone knows a better way?
-sk-
On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 8:00 AM, SK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am running mutt in GNU Screen. Is there any way to change the
> 'name' of the mutt screen in the screen statusbar when a new email
> arrives to indicate the total number of new emails?
>
> Regards,
> SK
>
