From: Felipe Contreras Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 19:55:13 +0000 (+1800) Subject: RE: the future of notmuch-vim? X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d97f93117c58eeb4929f5c7a10861b10061fe49a;p=notmuch-archives.git RE: the future of notmuch-vim? --- diff --git a/4a/68335c2094565f9f7195a7ca4c94c6c7c9acb3 b/4a/68335c2094565f9f7195a7ca4c94c6c7c9acb3 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..fe5a3d240 --- /dev/null +++ b/4a/68335c2094565f9f7195a7ca4c94c6c7c9acb3 @@ -0,0 +1,118 @@ +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 8687A431FAF + for ; Tue, 2 Apr 2013 13:03:24 -0700 (PDT) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: -0.799 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.799 tagged_above=-999 required=5 + tests=[DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, + FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, 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 vh2v-yQhjKVD for ; + Tue, 2 Apr 2013 13:03:24 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from mail-gg0-f182.google.com (mail-gg0-f182.google.com + [209.85.161.182]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) + (No client certificate requested) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0750A431FAE + for ; Tue, 2 Apr 2013 13:03:23 -0700 (PDT) +Received: by mail-gg0-f182.google.com with SMTP id u2so125550ggn.27 + for ; Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:03:23 -0700 (PDT) +DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; + h=x-received:date:from:to:cc:message-id:in-reply-to:references + :subject:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; + bh=D6NHyt4H5BipW6FMv130x8fel/HgMD3hwna7mE60KiA=; + b=U4qFK21ZNzmWfok/ZhtVBB+dXZ9srXvhst5RS8VdmGL1pSGZ8CiKNhzylK3++GOlmD + bSN0I9nDm1DywTU7oKC59JB0qtUkp4twsW17hLLQ57208exbMMduoR+8XrNxwSmq9NA7 + PZ9XyPRN+Orw4AeabPoqec4grWzZo4Js5xKgJaWhlweVwfjCgGeBlHIH7XXf7wtgv7g2 + 8O9Ppnq07yTdqLxW6rItD/UfEcjt7a/Hw4PJAoA4dGfVS7BEDpIGuZxjl8QQWes1fxLe + TTj1j+t34jHXNfDDmdDwOIHNUYx5EARfHpz73gYdGzqMJoradcIyMRUUfzfvrFcLcfv6 + cFwA== +X-Received: by 10.236.14.5 with SMTP id c5mr16230698yhc.194.1364933003525; + Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:03:23 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from localhost (187-163-100-70.static.axtel.net. [187.163.100.70]) + by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 30sm5211263yhb.6.2013.04.02.13.03.21 + (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); + Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:03:22 -0700 (PDT) +Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:55:13 -0600 +From: Felipe Contreras +To: David Bremner , + notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Message-ID: <515b37a1821fc_146e1045e1094149@nysa.mail> +In-Reply-To: <871udhcmks.fsf@zancas.localnet> +References: <871udhcmks.fsf@zancas.localnet> +Subject: RE: the future of notmuch-vim? +Mime-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain; + charset=utf-8 +Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit +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: Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:03:24 -0000 + +Hi, + +Sorry for the late reply, I wasn't following the ml. + +David Bremner wrote: + +> There is apparently still some people that use it (although notice the +> "Vote" column is 0). +> +> On the other hand +> +> - The vim frontend is afaik the last thing depending on the legacy text +> output format. +> +> - The plugin seems to be only semi-functional at the moment; in a quick +> test I found a message that didn't display it's content, and one that +> displayed the content, along with "junk" from the internal +> representation. + +Indeed, I'd say the code is very poor at best. + +> - There are now several alternatives for people whose only motivation to +> use the vim frontend was dislike of emacs (alot and notmuch-mutt). + +I did try the emacs frontend, and it was not working properly for me at the +time, and I believe I documented my issues. It was not just my dislike of emacs +that motivated me to write notmuch-vim-ruby. + +> There are several alternative vim frontends floating around in (at +> least) ruby and python. I don't if they are better or worse +> functionality wise. + +I'd say notmuch-vim-ruby is the best one, but of course I'm biased :) + +> I'm considering stopping building debian packages for notmuch-vim, since +> I don't see any current prospects for the package improving. I'm not +> sure what the equivalent thing to do upstream would be, perhaps moving +> it to contrib. Or, deprecating it and then removing it. +> +> What do people think? + +Personally I think notmuch-vim should be replaced with notmuch-vim-ruby. I did +try the python version, and remember discussing options with the guy developing +it, but nothing happened out of it, and I think the ruby version is superior. + +I'd be open to discuss the options here, but I think notmuch-vim-ruby is the +only real option. + +Cheers. + +-- +Felipe Contreras