Re: Mutt Unread Mail
On Thu, Sep 20, 2001 at 01:25:25AM +0200, Martin F Krafft wrote: also sprach Danie Roux (on Tue, 11 Sep 2001 02:22:43PM +0200): Anyone know how to make that little delay between folders changing dissapear? it needs to parse the new mailbox. that takes time. you can't deactivate it, other than to keep your mailboxes small. Mutt can use different kinds of mailboxes: $ man muttrc [...] mbox_type Type: folder magic Default: mbox The default mailbox type used when creating new folders. May be any of mbox, MMDF, MH and Maildir. I think Maildir is supposed to be one of the faster types of mailbox and will keep parsing times short ... martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \ echo mailto: !#^.*|tr * mailto:; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 1-800-psych hello, welcome to the psychiatric hotline. if you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a little voice will tell you which number to press. -- fortune - print a random, hopefully interesting, adage: Double! pgpouLkNgyelL.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Mutt Unread Mail
also sprach xio (on Sat, 22 Sep 2001 05:02:57PM +0100): Mutt can use different kinds of mailboxes: $ man muttrc [...] mbox_type Type: folder magic Default: mbox The default mailbox type used when creating new folders. May be any of mbox, MMDF, MH and Maildir. I think Maildir is supposed to be one of the faster types of mailbox and will keep parsing times short ... that's what i am using. it's really just the only good type of mailbox. no, not meaning to start a flame war, but there are many arguments... martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \ echo mailto: !#^.*|tr * mailto:; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 1-800-psych hello, welcome to the psychiatric hotline. if you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2. pgpERjcUbOcq6.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Mutt Unread Mail
also sprach Danie Roux (on Tue, 11 Sep 2001 02:22:43PM +0200): Anyone know how to make that little delay between folders changing dissapear? it needs to parse the new mailbox. that takes time. you can't deactivate it, other than to keep your mailboxes small. martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \ echo mailto: !#^.*|tr * mailto:; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 1-800-psych hello, welcome to the psychiatric hotline. if you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a little voice will tell you which number to press. pgp336x0FNrok.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Mutt Unread Mail
On Tue, 2001-09-11 at 07:22, Danie Roux wrote: On Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 01:37:28PM +0100, Paul Clark wrote: I am learning to use Mutt. I cannot find a way to jump to unread messages across my many mail folders. I know TAB works within folders but that means I have to try every folder to find unread messages. Is there an easier way? -- Paul Clark c changes to a folder with new mail in it. Anyone know how to make that little delay between folders changing dissapear? Faster processor and faster hard drive? --mike
Re: Mutt Unread Mail
On (11/09/01 14:42), Martin F Krafft wrote: list your mailboxes in .muttrc with the mailboxes command, then use the letter 'c' to switch mailboxes - it'll switch to the next mailbox with unread messages. Correction: It'll switch to the next mailbox with NEW mail. If you open a mailbox, read half of what's new there, and leave, the other unread messages will not cause the mailbox to be marked as containing new mail. Ailbhe -- Homepage: http://ailbhe.ossifrage.net/
Re: Mutt Unread Mail
On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 01:34:30PM +0100, Ailbhe Leamy wrote: On (11/09/01 14:42), Martin F Krafft wrote: list your mailboxes in .muttrc with the mailboxes command, then use the letter 'c' to switch mailboxes - it'll switch to the next mailbox with unread messages. Correction: It'll switch to the next mailbox with NEW mail. If you open a mailbox, read half of what's new there, and leave, the other unread messages will not cause the mailbox to be marked as containing new mail. Is there a command to simply cycle to the next mailbox, read mail or no read mail?
Re: Mutt Unread Mail
also sprach Ailbhe Leamy (on Fri, 14 Sep 2001 01:34:30PM +0100): Correction: It'll switch to the next mailbox with NEW mail. If you open a mailbox, read half of what's new there, and leave, the other unread messages will not cause the mailbox to be marked as containing new mail. that's not true, at least not in my version. in fact, it gets quite annoying when i purposely leave some mail as new (for later attention) in one mailbox, 'c' will go to the next mailbox, but the next 'c' will bring me back to the old one. do i need to provide screenshots? martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \ echo mailto: !#^.*|tr * mailto:; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- raising pet electric eels is gaining a lot of current popularity. pgpo6TxLELO1K.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Mutt Unread Mail
also sprach P Kirk (on Fri, 14 Sep 2001 04:56:46PM +0100): Is there a command to simply cycle to the next mailbox, read mail or no read mail? no. but 'c' provides a prompt with tab completion, and hitting '?' will display all mailboxes in browser style. martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \ echo mailto: !#^.*|tr * mailto:; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- don't hate yourself in the morning -- sleep till noon. pgpu1CbLxvaBd.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Mutt Unread Mail
also sprach Martin F Krafft (on Fri, 14 Sep 2001 05:00:24PM +0200): that's not true, at least not in my version. in fact, it gets quite annoying when i purposely leave some mail as new (for later attention) in one mailbox, 'c' will go to the next mailbox, but the next 'c' will bring me back to the old one. do i need to provide screenshots? one way around this is to press space once 'c' has been pressed - mutt will cycle through mailboxes with unread messages at the prompt, so you hit enter when the desired mailbox with unread messages shows up. martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \ echo mailto: !#^.*|tr * mailto:; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- out of my mind. back in five minutes. pgphOKLS9kbsz.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Mutt Unread Mail
On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 05:00:24PM +0200, Martin F Krafft wrote: | also sprach Ailbhe Leamy (on Fri, 14 Sep 2001 01:34:30PM +0100): | Correction: It'll switch to the next mailbox with NEW mail. If you open | a mailbox, read half of what's new there, and leave, the other unread | messages will not cause the mailbox to be marked as containing new mail. | | that's not true, at least not in my version. in fact, it gets quite | annoying when i purposely leave some mail as new (for later attention) | in one mailbox, 'c' will go to the next mailbox, but the next 'c' will | bring me back to the old one. do i need to provide screenshots? I have the same verison as you. If I leave messages as either New or Old in a mailbox, pressing 'c' will not jump to that mailbox. If, however, new mail arrives in that mailbox while I'm looking at another mailbox then it will jump to it. The flag on a mailbox (contains new mail or not) is based on the mailbox's timestamp. If you look at the mailbox after it was modified then it does not have new mail, but if it was modified after it was looked at then it has new mail. What sort of mailbox do you use? I am using mbox, but perhaps a directory based format (such as maildir) has different semantics? -D
Re: Mutt Unread Mail
also sprach dman (on Fri, 14 Sep 2001 11:11:56AM -0400): I have the same verison as you. If I leave messages as either New or Old in a mailbox, pressing 'c' will not jump to that mailbox. If, however, new mail arrives in that mailbox while I'm looking at another mailbox then it will jump to it. The flag on a mailbox (contains new mail or not) is based on the mailbox's timestamp. If you look at the mailbox after it was modified then it does not have new mail, but if it was modified after it was looked at then it has new mail. What sort of mailbox do you use? I am using mbox, but perhaps a directory based format (such as maildir) has different semantics? yup, i have Maildir. that's most likely why. precisely for the reason you indicated. thanks for clearing this up! martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \ echo mailto: !#^.*|tr * mailto:; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- out of my mind. back in five minutes. pgpMKXvpNuaUy.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Mutt Unread Mail
* Martin F Krafft ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010914 08:18]: also sprach Ailbhe Leamy (on Fri, 14 Sep 2001 01:34:30PM +0100): Correction: It'll switch to the next mailbox with NEW mail. If you open a mailbox, read half of what's new there, and leave, the other unread messages will not cause the mailbox to be marked as containing new mail. that's not true, at least not in my version. in fact, it gets quite annoying when i purposely leave some mail as new (for later attention) in one mailbox, 'c' will go to the next mailbox, but the next 'c' will bring me back to the old one. do i need to provide screenshots? Check out this configuration option; it might help you get the behaviour you want. 6.3.84. mark_old Type: boolean Default: yes Controls whether or not Mutt makes the distinction between new messages and old unread messages. By default, Mutt will mark new messages as old if you exit a mailbox without reading them. The next time you start Mutt, the messages will show up with an O next to them in the index menu, indicating that they are old. In order to make Mutt treat all unread messages as new only, you can unset this variable. With this set (as it is by default) mutt only goes to folders with new mail (not unread mail). This is with version 1.3.20i; I'm not sure how the stable branch behaves. If this is not working for you, double-check your .muttrc and /etc/Muttrc to make sure it's not being turned off. What works really well for me is to use mutt's move and keep_flagged features. This way, after I've read mail, it gets moved into my mbox, unless I flag it. This way, my inbox shows me only unread and flagged mails, and I can always reach my read mails with a simple 'c[enter]' HTH -- Vineet http://www.anti-dmca.org Unauthorized use of this .sig may constitute violation of US law. echo Qba\'g gernq ba zr\! |tr 'a-zA-Z' 'n-za-mN-ZA-M' pgpo6rSJTez7n.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Mutt Unread Mail
On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 10:57:34PM +0200, Martin F Krafft wrote: | also sprach dman (on Fri, 14 Sep 2001 11:11:56AM -0400): | I have the same verison as you. If I leave messages as either New or | Old in a mailbox, pressing 'c' will not jump to that mailbox. If, | however, new mail arrives in that mailbox while I'm looking at another | mailbox then it will jump to it. The flag on a mailbox (contains new | mail or not) is based on the mailbox's timestamp. If you look at the | mailbox after it was modified then it does not have new mail, but if | it was modified after it was looked at then it has new mail. What | sort of mailbox do you use? I am using mbox, but perhaps a directory | based format (such as maildir) has different semantics? | | yup, i have Maildir. that's most likely why. precisely for the reason | you indicated. I bet the folder is the directory, and the directory's mtime is after it's atime when you mark messages as 'old'. | thanks for clearing this up! No problem. For once my speculation was correct :-). -D
Re: Mutt Unread Mail
On Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 02:22:43PM +0200, Danie Roux wrote: Anyone know how to make that little delay between folders changing dissapear? the only time i've ever noticed that is when i have alot of messages in a mailbox file. Takes time to load, i assume. -- Adam McDaniel Infrastructure Technology Consultant M-Tech Mercury Information Technology, Inc.
Mutt Unread Mail
I am learning to use Mutt. I cannot find a way to jump to unread messages across my many mail folders. I know TAB works within folders but that means I have to try every folder to find unread messages. Is there an easier way? -- Paul Clark
Re: Mutt Unread Mail
On Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 01:37:28PM +0100, Paul Clark wrote: I am learning to use Mutt. I cannot find a way to jump to unread messages across my many mail folders. I know TAB works within folders but that means I have to try every folder to find unread messages. Is there an easier way? I start mutt with mutt -y which shows what folders contain new messages. Then iterate through them with c + enter hth, kent -- The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. --Albert Einstein
Re: Mutt Unread Mail
On Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 01:37:28PM +0100, Paul Clark wrote: I am learning to use Mutt. I cannot find a way to jump to unread messages across my many mail folders. I know TAB works within folders but that means I have to try every folder to find unread messages. Is there an easier way? -- Paul Clark c changes to a folder with new mail in it. Anyone know how to make that little delay between folders changing dissapear? -- Danie Roux *shuffle* Adore Unix
Re: Mutt Unread Mail
also sprach Paul Clark (on Tue, 11 Sep 2001 01:37:28PM +0100): I am learning to use Mutt. I cannot find a way to jump to unread messages across my many mail folders. I know TAB works within folders but that means I have to try every folder to find unread messages. list your mailboxes in .muttrc with the mailboxes command, then use the letter 'c' to switch mailboxes - it'll switch to the next mailbox with unread messages. martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \ echo mailto: !#^.*|tr * mailto:; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- we should have a volleyballocracy. we elect a six-pack of presidents. each one serves until they screw up, at which point they rotate. -- dennis miller
Re: Mutt Unread Mail
I am learning to use Mutt. I cannot find a way to jump to unread messages across my many mail folders. I know TAB works within folders but that means I have to try every folder to find unread messages. Is there an easier way? Look into mutt's 'mailbox' setting. When properly setup, you can start mutt with 'mutt -y' (Paul Clark's already mentioned most of this), and you'll get something a list of your mailboxes. Ones with new mail in them will be flagged with an 'N'. Cursor to that mailbox, hit enter, and read the messages. When you're done in the mailbox, hit the letter 'c' and mutt will default to the 'next' mailbox with new mail in it. Simply hit enter to go to it. Repeat endlessly (depending on how fast you read, how much mail you get, and how you check for mail). Hall
Re: Mutt Unread Mail
on Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 02:22:43PM +0200, Danie Roux ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 01:37:28PM +0100, Paul Clark wrote: I am learning to use Mutt. I cannot find a way to jump to unread messages across my many mail folders. I know TAB works within folders but that means I have to try every folder to find unread messages. Is there an easier way? -- Paul Clark c changes to a folder with new mail in it. Search order is specified by the 'mailboxes' section of your .muttrc, so order priority mailboxes higher. -- Karsten M. Self kmself@ix.netcom.com http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ Praying for the victims. pgpxyTjq49USg.pgp Description: PGP signature
