[Solved, Thanks!] Re: 'folder-hook . set sort=threads' and 'set sort=threads'
On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 11:17:57PM -0500, Kyle Wheeler wrote: > That hook, in essence, resets the sort order when you change folders. > So if you temporarily change your sort to "reverse-date" and then open > a new folder, the sort order will be set back to threads rather than > staying "reverse-date". Thanks Kyle for your pitty explanation! Regards, -- Zhengquan
Re: 'folder-hook . set sort=threads' and 'set sort=threads'
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 06:36:36AM +0200, Michael Tatge wrote: > Once mutt parses the rc file you would have sort=threads. But if you > changed to the spam folder it would be sort=spam as intended. Only how > do you get it back now? You don't - you need the default hook. As it is > the case with all -hooks btw. This cleared up my confusion so nicely. Thanks Michael! -- Zhengquan
Re: 'folder-hook . set sort=threads' and 'set sort=threads'
* On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 11:05PM -0500 Zhengquan Zhang (zhang.zhengq...@gmail.com) muttered: > folder-hook . set sort=threads > > set sort=threads > > Basically they do the same thing. Is there anything I am missing here? Yes, they do the same thing - unless sort is changed by another folder-hook for some folders. What you quote is what we call a default hook. It provides the generic default case and is overwritten by the special case. For example: folder-hook . set sort=threads folder-hook +spam 'set sort=spam' When you enter the spam folder the sorting is changed to the spam rating. Now when you change to another folder you need a mechanism to change it back. Thus the default hook. Provided you had only: set sort=threads folder-hook +spam 'set sort=spam' Once mutt parses the rc file you would have sort=threads. But if you changed to the spam folder it would be sort=spam as intended. Only how do you get it back now? You don't - you need the default hook. As it is the case with all -hooks btw. HTH, Michael -- "It's God. No, not Richard Stallman, or Linus Torvalds, but God." (By Matt Welsh) PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC1A44DD Jabber: init...@amessage.de
Re: 'folder-hook . set sort=threads' and 'set sort=threads'
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday, April 21 at 11:05 PM, quoth Zhengquan Zhang: >This has puzzling me for quite a while, >I saw in several muttrcs > >they use > >folder-hook . set sort=threads > >but I don't understand why they don't use > >set sort=threads > >instead. > >Basically they do the same thing. Is there anything I am missing here? You're assuming that you would never change the sort order manually. That hook, in essence, resets the sort order when you change folders. So if you temporarily change your sort to "reverse-date" and then open a new folder, the sort order will be set back to threads rather than staying "reverse-date". ~Kyle - -- No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why. -- Mignon McLaughlin -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Comment: Thank you for using encryption! iEYEARECAAYFAknumnUACgkQBkIOoMqOI146awCfWrdrYPK1zlL3Nlx9tZG/UiUn hGEAoIlUm79ciGHFRx7sf/1pZupWGE7c =44t8 -END PGP SIGNATURE-
'folder-hook . set sort=threads' and 'set sort=threads'
Dear mutt community: This has puzzling me for quite a while, I saw in several muttrcs they use folder-hook . set sort=threads but I don't understand why they don't use set sort=threads instead. Basically they do the same thing. Is there anything I am missing here? Thanks and Regards, -- Zhengquan
