> On 7 December 2001 at 8:24, Jon Steinhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I am planning to change anno to append header fields instead.
> > Can't see how this would break any existing applications. If
> > anyone is worried about this, I can add a prepend/append option
> > but that seems unnecessarily complex to me.
>
> There are cases where the *order* of anno's annotations (the header
> fields it adds) *does* matter. For instance, if you're displaying a
> particular header field, "scan" will show only at the *first*
> occurrence of that field (the occurrence closest to the start of the
> message file). For example:
>
> $ show -noshow last
> (Message DELETE:352)
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Hmmm
>
> This is a test
> $ anno -component X-haha -text 'first annotation' -nodate
> $ show -noshow last
> (Message DELETE:352)
> X-haha: first annotation
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Hmmm
>
> This is a test
> $ anno -component X-haha -text 'second annotation' -nodate
> $ show -noshow last
> (Message DELETE:352)
> X-haha: second annotation
> X-haha: first annotation
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Hmmm
>
> This is a test
> $ scan -format '%{x-haha}' cur
> second annotation
>
> If it doesn't add too much complexity, it might be worth keeping the
> old prepending code as an option.
>
> Jerry
> --
> Jerry Peek, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.jpeek.com/
OK, will do.
So, now that this list has come alive again, I have a larger question on
attachments.
I have been thinking about the interface for reading attachments. While
mhlist, mhstore, and mhshow work, they don't present a pleasing UI. I
would personally like there to be no difference between reading messages
and reading attachments. In other words, I don't want to have to use a
different UI because someone sends me a message with 3 attachments as
opposed to 3 messages.
Along these lines, changing the message numbering scheme a bit makes
sense to me. I'd like to be able to "show 123.4" as opposed to having
to "show 123; mhlist; mhshow -part 4". And I'd like next and prev to
go to the next and previous attachments if a message has attachments.
I'd even like scan to list the attachments.
Now, I realize that this a major change. Any opinions out there?
Jon
