On Wednesday, 16 August 2000 at 05:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I think the current implementation of directory browsing needs to be
> changed somewhat. I've muttered about this before but now I have a
> practical situation where it's a real pain.
>
> I want to move some messages from an IMAP server to local folders
> (though the same problems would apply moving IMAP to IMAP or local to
> IMAP).
>
> So, I use a 'c' command followed by '?' to find and open the required
> folder on the IMAP server. This works fine and I get to the message
> I want. I then use an 's' command followed by a '?' to find the
> folder where I want to save the message - this doesn't work because
> the browser opens a view of the IMAP server folders - I want a view of
> the place I started from, the local folders.
I agree the browser/folder situation needs work. I'll get there after
I've gotten a batch of robustness fixes done. But, remember when
saving locally that you can do something like s~/ and you'll be
taken to your local home directory. I tend to use tab-completion on
local directories myself, and it works well enough.
> I really think that the browser should do one of the following:-
>
> Always start in the same place ($folder maybe)
>
> Have a special key that will take it back to $folder (i.e. '?'
> will browse from where it left off, '!' will go back to $folder)
>
> Have an option in the muttrc file to say whether it starts where
> it left off or back at $folder.
>
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