Re: get mail in directory browser
On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 11:14:10PM -0500, Kyle Wheeler wrote: The key bit of information that you're missing is that default keybindings also override generic keybindings. Think about it like an overlay: you have a set of keybindings for generic and you have a set of bindings for index (including the default index-specific bindings). When you're in an index and you press a key, first it checks the index layer (including all the default index bindings), and then if none is found, it checks the generic layer. By default, the G key in the index layer triggers the internal mail fetcher. Thank you Kyle. This is really nice explanation. Now I understand it! Regards, -- Zhengquan
Re: get mail in directory browser
On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 10:39:17PM -0500, Kyle Wheeler wrote: On Monday, April 6 at 09:56 PM, quoth Zhengquan Zhang: macro index,pager G ! /usr/bin/getmail -v \n Invoke getmail macro generic G ...etc... Because I accidentally destroyed my muttrc etc in synchronization with another computer, I am revisiting this post to rebuild my muttrc. I tried version 1 macro generic G shell-escape/usr/bin/getmail -venter \ Invoke Getmail in index mode it would say POP host is not defined. I use getmail to fetch mail so I don't set pop host in muttrc. But once I set all parameters for pop in muttrc. 'G' would launch mutt's internal fetch-mail function instead what I have set in the macro. in pager mode it does not either, it would say Key is not bound. Press '?' for help. I understand this because generic does not include pager mode. in browser mode it works. I tried version 2 macro index,pager,browser G shell-escape/usr/bin/getmail -v enter \ Invoke getmail this works well in 3 modes. My question would be why version 2 works in 3 modes but version 1 does not work in index mode? Thank you very much! Regards, -- Zhengquan
Re: get mail in directory browser
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday, April 21 at 10:50 PM, quoth Zhengquan Zhang: On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 10:39:17PM -0500, Kyle Wheeler wrote: On Monday, April 6 at 09:56 PM, quoth Zhengquan Zhang: macro index,pager G ! /usr/bin/getmail -v \n Invoke getmail macro generic G ...etc... I tried version 1 macro generic G shell-escape/usr/bin/getmail -venter \ Invoke Getmail in index mode it would say POP host is not defined. *generic* mode is like setting up the default. If there's another binding specific to index mode or pager mode or whatever mode, that other binding will override the generic mode settings. My question would be why version 2 works in 3 modes but version 1 does not work in index mode? The key bit of information that you're missing is that default keybindings also override generic keybindings. Think about it like an overlay: you have a set of keybindings for generic and you have a set of bindings for index (including the default index-specific bindings). When you're in an index and you press a key, first it checks the index layer (including all the default index bindings), and then if none is found, it checks the generic layer. By default, the G key in the index layer triggers the internal mail fetcher. Unfortunately, there's no real unbind function, so you can't force the index layer to pass G on to the generic layer. At least, that's the way that I understand it; I may be wrong. ~Kyle - -- When the people fear the government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. -- Thomas Jefferson -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Comment: Thank you for using encryption! iEYEARECAAYFAknumZIACgkQBkIOoMqOI149YwCg59lu5wqALXr3L1SRg9iXfsSr gD8AnjK3Fr8QwwYRIKJ7rXNeBs9A77Da =LGYJ -END PGP SIGNATURE-
get mail in directory browser
Dear mutt community, I use macro index,pager G ! /usr/bin/getmail -v \n Invoke getmail to get mail from pop servers. But as you see the macro works only in index and pager environment. I also want to be able to get mail when I was in directory browser, that is when I was changing mailboxes. Could you please tell me how to modify the macro definition to make it working? Thanks, -- Zhengquan
Re: get mail in directory browser
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday, April 6 at 09:56 PM, quoth Zhengquan Zhang: macro index,pager G ! /usr/bin/getmail -v \n Invoke getmail to get mail from pop servers. While simple-looking, it's generally a better idea to call the functions you want to use directly from your macro, rather than use keybindings that may later change. For example, if you ever decide to rebind the ! key, or bind the ! combination, this macro would stop working unexpectedly. Here's a better way of writing the same macro: macro index,pager G shell-escape/usr/bin/getmail -venter \ Invoke Getmail But as you see the macro works only in index and pager environment. I also want to be able to get mail when I was in directory browser, that is when I was changing mailboxes. Easy - just add another comma: macro index,pager,browser G ...etc... OR you could try: macro generic G ...etc... But that latter would be overridden by any index/pager/browser-specific G keybindings. ~Kyle - -- The average Ph.D thesis is nothing but the transference of bones from one graveyard to another. -- J. Frank Dobie, A Texan in England -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Comment: Thank you for using encryption! iEYEARECAAYFAknayuUACgkQBkIOoMqOI16lowCbBu4J7u/BR/UtzDaCiInaBeUA S0MAoMjF4fgKLMn7phMhlKuTFNe/9oLv =J24c -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: get mail in directory browser
On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 09:56:08PM -0500, Zhengquan Zhang wrote: macro index,pager G ! /usr/bin/getmail -v \n Invoke getmail macro generic,pager G ! /usr/bin/getmail -v \n Invoke getmail -- Nicolas Sebrecht
Re: get mail in directory browser
On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 10:39:17PM -0500, Kyle Wheeler wrote: On Monday, April 6 at 09:56 PM, quoth Zhengquan Zhang: macro index,pager G ! /usr/bin/getmail -v \n Invoke getmail to get mail from pop servers. While simple-looking, it's generally a better idea to call the functions you want to use directly from your macro, rather than use keybindings that may later change. For example, if you ever decide to rebind the ! key, or bind the ! combination, this macro would stop working unexpectedly. Here's a better way of writing the same macro: macro index,pager G shell-escape/usr/bin/getmail -venter \ Invoke Getmail But as you see the macro works only in index and pager environment. I also want to be able to get mail when I was in directory browser, that is when I was changing mailboxes. Easy - just add another comma: macro index,pager,browser G ...etc... OR you could try: macro generic G ...etc... But that latter would be overridden by any index/pager/browser-specific G keybindings. Thanks Kyle, I appreciate it so much. Zhengquan ~Kyle -- The average Ph.D thesis is nothing but the transference of bones from one graveyard to another. -- J. Frank Dobie, A Texan in England -- Zhengquan
[solved] Re: get mail in directory browser
On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 05:55:52AM +0200, Nicolas Sebrecht wrote: On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 09:56:08PM -0500, Zhengquan Zhang wrote: macro index,pager G ! /usr/bin/getmail -v \n Invoke getmail macro generic,pager G ! /usr/bin/getmail -v \n Invoke getmail Thanks, Nicolas, -- Nicolas Sebrecht -- Zhengquan
