Re: sidebar_format Not Showing Number of Unread Emails

[Kevin J. McCarthy]

On Mon, Jan 03, 2022 at 12:40:17PM +0100, Michael Klemm wrote:

I have a small issue with sidebar_format that I cannot really sort out. If I set this sidebar_format

        set sidebar_format = '%B%* %n'
        

Mutt highlights the folder with unread messages, but does not show the number, but no count at all:

To make sure I'm understanding you, %n will display 'N' when the mailbox has new mail, not a count. However, note that $mail_check_recent can affect this for mailboxes you have already visited. Also note that 'unread' isn't the same as 'new'. For example, 'old' messages are unread but not new.

I cannot make it work to only show the number for the mailboxes count

0.  I have also tried

        set sidebar_format = '%B%* %?N%N'

Try:   set sidebar_format = "%B%* %?N?%N?"

http://www.mutt.org/doc/manual/#formatstrings-conditionals gives a review of the syntax.

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