Hi Kevin, On Mon, Jan 03, 2022 at 10:34:18AM -0800, Kevin J. McCarthy wrote: > On Mon, Jan 03, 2022 at 12:40:17PM +0100, Michael Klemm wrote: > > I have a small issue with sidebar_format that I cannot really sort out. > > If I set this sidebar_format > > > > set sidebar_format = '%B%* %n' > > > > Mutt highlights the folder with unread messages, but does not show the > > number, but no count at all: > > To make sure I'm understanding you, %n will display 'N' when the mailbox has > new mail, not a count. > > However, note that $mail_check_recent can affect this for mailboxes you have > already visited. Also note that 'unread' isn't the same as 'new'. For > example, 'old' messages are unread but not new. > > > I cannot make it work to only show the number for the mailboxes count > > > 0. I have also tried > > > > set sidebar_format = '%B%* %?N%N' > > Try: set sidebar_format = "%B%* %?N?%N?"
That solved the issue! I guess I was misunderstanding the way the "%?" part worked. Thanks for helping me out on this one! > http://www.mutt.org/doc/manual/#formatstrings-conditionals gives a review of > the syntax. Thanks for the pointer! Kind regards, -michael
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