On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 10:28:54AM -0500, David Champion wrote: > * On 16 Jun 2013, jeremy bentham wrote: > > I have a macro which works...sometimes. > > > > macro generic,pager ,t ":set folder=imaps://mail.eskimo.com<enter>c > > =toms<enter>*v/AM<enter><enter>" > > > > (All one long line in my muttrc; I broke it up for readability > > here.) > > > > If it fails, when I launch it mutt beeps immediately after I hit > > "t" and doesn't complete it. Usually it gets as far as the toms > > mailbox and opens that. > > > > When it works, it finds a particular pdf file (nice of the sender > > always to include the string AM only in that file...) and opens it. > > When it doesn't work, can you execute it manually with success?
Huh. Don't think I've ever managed to _reliably_ test that, since it hasn't failed twice running, OR, since it fails midway, I just do the necessary keystrokes to finish it. Not like it's automating something that would otherwise take me fifteen minutes :-) . > Other than that I can't help debug very much because I don't > know what your key bindings are, and I no longer remember > the defaults. > > General tip for requesting help on the lists: formulate your macros > to use keybinding names, not keystrokes. That means putting each and > every interaction EXCEPT for prompt input into angle brackets using the > binding's name. If you can do that before posting, more people will > understand what you're trying to do up front. > > No criticism meant -- just a utilitarian perspective. ;) Okay: macro generic,pager ,t ":set folder=imaps://mail.eskimo.com<enter><change-folder> =toms<enter><last-entry><view-attachments><search>AM<enter><enter>" I stuck this version in my muttrc and it failed, then worked. -- Dave Williams [email protected]
