From: Adam Wolfe Gordon Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 20:47:01 +0000 (+1800) Subject: Re: Links in email messages X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=58edba1353079c76119c87d91de256ae0acd83fc;p=notmuch-archives.git Re: Links in email messages --- diff --git a/e7/b259721864f8f88185105f3e460727d4e72251 b/e7/b259721864f8f88185105f3e460727d4e72251 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f9f755fa8 --- /dev/null +++ b/e7/b259721864f8f88185105f3e460727d4e72251 @@ -0,0 +1,101 @@ +Return-Path: +X-Original-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Delivered-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D1B3431FBD + for ; Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:47:10 -0700 (PDT) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: -0.7 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.7 tagged_above=-999 required=5 + tests=[RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7] autolearn=disabled +Received: from olra.theworths.org ([127.0.0.1]) + by localhost (olra.theworths.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) + with ESMTP id 1fchBnkpQzju for ; + Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:47:02 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from mail-wi0-f180.google.com (mail-wi0-f180.google.com + [209.85.212.180]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) + (No client certificate requested) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 96AF2431FBC + for ; Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:47:02 -0700 (PDT) +Received: by mail-wi0-f180.google.com with SMTP id c10so3353971wiw.7 + for ; Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:47:01 -0700 (PDT) +X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; + d=google.com; s=20120113; + h=mime-version:sender:x-originating-ip:in-reply-to:references:date + :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type + :x-gm-message-state; + bh=+vV3GP3+qwz+pQY5oRr3VTG6PmNH75qoDoxga/gNMxo=; + b=LRgIMakDtmB732nPBH1hDEINQFsCqAa+uTbgNlImverJmeYMCqB940VE/4K1juqtbu + 7Zb0uMQUYf7dudc6t3QBXDU0R8Hj9K7ex2+Mv1VRFfwG5p9pzzQ0DMMB87jn+8yr1uzg + 7DYgHgGD3tD0lG6vw5NIxr+9pfhj1mqAQqTi3CSHI0TWr7KV/4BeiXH38ZnonYnSqOIO + VMaDwlABgsciwqAdwlpGIdLUL3GMrK8ifDya3+YivpQDi3peVfas96lDDFNxHMaoc9s0 + V90QArV4ySGjd+aKvZKefNET87Ka8tzupRGHq5iZwEIyHRGDFjvUYzVU4yNLesrbCdmo + ypqA== +MIME-Version: 1.0 +X-Received: by 10.180.9.212 with SMTP id c20mr9920876wib.55.1373921221072; + Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:47:01 -0700 (PDT) +Sender: awg@xvx.ca +Received: by 10.194.59.238 with HTTP; Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:47:01 -0700 (PDT) +X-Originating-IP: [68.150.39.45] +In-Reply-To: +References: +Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:47:01 -0600 +X-Google-Sender-Auth: nlQeMj0L0iTn6ZchlzQoCtmI2HQ +Message-ID: + +Subject: Re: Links in email messages +From: Adam Wolfe Gordon +To: Bart Bunting +Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 +X-Gm-Message-State: + ALoCoQnjkNm12eFZCsutVO3iBqTzeokCi8qOAUjQoqCRWlgZjpI0FiAPlrh7EofkrutMKozqMtRm +Cc: Notmuch Mail +X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 +Precedence: list +List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." + +List-Unsubscribe: , + +List-Archive: +List-Post: +List-Help: +List-Subscribe: , + +X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 20:47:10 -0000 + +Hi Bart, + +On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 11:34 PM, Bart Bunting wrote: +> I am having trouble activating links in emails. I guess what I +> intuitively expect to happen is that if i hit enter on a link that it +> opens up using browse-url-at-point or similar. +> +> All that appears to happen is that the message I'm viewing collapses. +> +> I would also if possible like urls to be active in text messages as +> well. +> +> Is there an easy solution to this that I'm missing? + +First off, if anyone would like to implement this feature, I would +definitely appreciate it. I don't have a great solution, but there are +two workarounds I've used for this: + +1. I used to use a terminal that automatically made links clickable +(with a modifier key). This worked well until I got tired of other +bugs in that terminal. (Note that this only applies if, like me, you +run emacs -nw). + +2. These days I add a key to the notmuch-show keymap mapped to +browse-url-at-point, with the following: + +(define-key notmuch-show-mode-map "U" 'browse-url-at-point) + +So when there's a URL I want to see, I go to it and hit U. It's not as +convenient/obvious as enter, but it works well enough. I assume this +works in non-terminal emacs as well. + +-- Adam