On Tue, 2 May 2000 07:48:05 -0700, Steve Lamb wrote:
>> Have you thought of using the 'total' and 'total unread' columns in the
>> message list? It can easily tell you how many messages are in each
>> thread and how many messages in each thread are unread. You can
>> therefore get the exact information that you need instead of an
>> estimate.
> You're assuming he's in threaded mode. I'm guessing as a PMMail
> user he is not. As a mutt user myself I find TB!'s threaded mode
> annoying at best so, as an ex-PMMail user I'm most certainly not in that
> mode. :)
He spoke of threads in his paragraphs hence my tentative assumption. :-)
I've just recently started using the thread mode for TBUDL and TBBETA.
These are fairly busy lists. Quite often I see many replies to the same
question, with all replies being almost identical. To avoid being a part
of this redundant posting, I normally read all messages I've downloaded
before replying to any. Threading avoids this hassle. If the message I'm
reading has no answer, this is very evident in threaded mode and I can
safely answer, even if it's the first message of 50 that I have read. :-)
Normally I'd have to scan further down to check if there's a response.
When the threads become complicated merely looking at subjects and the To
and From info is not enough. You have to actually read the messages to be
sure.
I can far more easily follow threads in this way. I can easily recheck the
comments I made to properly reply to your post here. There are a number of
reasons why I've returned to threading after a long absence. First is that
the threads are far less fragile and more cohesive because more message
id's are kept in the reference headers. Deleting messages therefore no
longer collapse threads as easily and also deleting a message doesn't no
longer collapsed the thread. Threading by references and sorting by
received time, in descending order and the CTRL+] shortcut makes a nice
way of reading TBUDL. I just need the back browse button or shortcut.
>> wanting the program to be honed to do exactly what one wants, especially
>> when all users needs and tastes are pretty different.
> *whistles innocently in the background.*
:-) Yes, we've got history.
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