From 6972f52e37ce31ab73c6c1053ca3a1646f156ba8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mark Walters Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 22:15:01 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] contrib: pick: remove hack notmuch-pick-show-match-message-with-wait --- 40/2f7e3091adcf461b218de36325116b37aac492 | 129 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 129 insertions(+) create mode 100644 40/2f7e3091adcf461b218de36325116b37aac492 diff --git a/40/2f7e3091adcf461b218de36325116b37aac492 b/40/2f7e3091adcf461b218de36325116b37aac492 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0caaa525b --- /dev/null +++ b/40/2f7e3091adcf461b218de36325116b37aac492 @@ -0,0 +1,129 @@ +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 4451F431FDA + for ; Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:15:17 -0700 (PDT) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: -1.098 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.098 tagged_above=-999 required=5 + tests=[DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED=0.001, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, + NML_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED=1.2, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3] 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 naruzOdDOP8y for ; + Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:15:10 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from mail2.qmul.ac.uk (mail2.qmul.ac.uk [138.37.6.6]) + (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) + (No client certificate requested) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F2069431FAF + for ; Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:15:09 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from smtp.qmul.ac.uk ([138.37.6.40]) + by mail2.qmul.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.71) + (envelope-from ) + id 1UtOxb-00011D-T4; Sun, 30 Jun 2013 22:15:06 +0100 +Received: from 93-97-24-31.zone5.bethere.co.uk ([93.97.24.31] helo=localhost) + by smtp.qmul.ac.uk with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.71) + (envelope-from ) + id 1UtOxb-0002DO-J6; Sun, 30 Jun 2013 22:15:03 +0100 +From: Mark Walters +To: David Bremner , notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] contrib: pick: remove hack + notmuch-pick-show-match-message-with-wait +In-Reply-To: <87li5rtvbh.fsf@zancas.localnet> +References: <1372582512-10777-1-git-send-email-markwalters1009@gmail.com> + <1372582512-10777-3-git-send-email-markwalters1009@gmail.com> + <87li5rtvbh.fsf@zancas.localnet> +User-Agent: Notmuch/0.15.2+192~g8222af3 (http://notmuchmail.org) Emacs/23.4.1 + (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) +Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 22:15:01 +0100 +Message-ID: <87hagf5mi2.fsf@qmul.ac.uk> +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii +X-Sender-Host-Address: 93.97.24.31 +X-QM-SPAM-Info: Sender has good ham record. :) +X-QM-Body-MD5: 38c225b8be9042716392fff3aa01a923 (of first 20000 bytes) +X-SpamAssassin-Score: 0.0 +X-SpamAssassin-SpamBar: / +X-SpamAssassin-Report: The QM spam filters have analysed this message to + determine if it is + spam. 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It's true the existing code doesn't really meet this +> standard. + +I think this would be a good idea (but see below): I assume this is +anything defined with a defvar? + +>> (defvar notmuch-pick-buffer-name nil) +>> (make-variable-buffer-local 'notmuch-pick-buffer-name) +>> ;; This variable is the window used for the message pane. It is set +>> @@ -349,8 +351,8 @@ Does NOT change the database." +>> (notmuch-pick (notmuch-search-find-thread-id) +>> notmuch-search-query-string +>> nil +>> - (notmuch-prettify-subject (notmuch-search-find-subject))) +>> - (notmuch-pick-show-match-message-with-wait)) +>> + (notmuch-prettify-subject (notmuch-search-find-subject)) +>> + t)) +> +> I think my previous complaint can be reformulated as (essentially) both +> notmuch-pick and notmuch-pick-open-target could use (better) docstrings. + +I will send a patch to add a docstring to the main notmuch-pick function +as a reply to this message. The exact style was unclear (we seem to do +different things in different places). + +I am not sure what the best way to document the variable is: there are +several variables that are essentially buffer local versions of the +arguments passed to notmuch-pick. Should these duplicate the +documentation? Exactly the same situation occurs with notmuch-show in +notmuch-show.el and notmuch-search in notmuch.el and in both those cases +the functions are well documented but the variables are not documented. + +Any suggestions? + +Best wishes + +Mark + + + +> As you say, the hack removed is quite horrible, so I'd be willing to +> merge the patches anyway. OTOH, more documentation might make it so that +> more than one person can understand the notmuch-pick code. +> +> d -- 2.26.2