From: Mark Walters Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:43:42 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Re: RFC notmuch-pick: an emacs threaded message view with split-pane X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9258cf1bc450d58c33a671ea01c540bc10f9830d;p=notmuch-archives.git Re: RFC notmuch-pick: an emacs threaded message view with split-pane --- diff --git a/c8/75bf75fe51aa855817f50e5cb330eef4440917 b/c8/75bf75fe51aa855817f50e5cb330eef4440917 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..277b33798 --- /dev/null +++ b/c8/75bf75fe51aa855817f50e5cb330eef4440917 @@ -0,0 +1,113 @@ +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 7CD1C429E52 + for ; Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:42:28 -0800 (PST) +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 818Vd-wvkvzP for ; + Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:42:28 -0800 (PST) +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 AF00D431FAE + for ; Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:42:27 -0800 (PST) +Received: from smtp.qmul.ac.uk ([138.37.6.40]) + by mail2.qmul.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.71) + (envelope-from ) + id 1RwhBe-0005uH-PZ; Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:42:23 +0000 +Received: from 94-192-233-223.zone6.bethere.co.uk ([94.192.233.223] + helo=localhost) + by smtp.qmul.ac.uk with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69) + (envelope-from ) + id 1RwhBe-00036a-Fz; Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:42:22 +0000 +From: Mark Walters +To: Daniel Schoepe , + Jameson Graef Rollins , notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Subject: Re: RFC notmuch-pick: an emacs threaded message view with split-pane +In-Reply-To: <877gzru5s4.fsf@schoepe.localhost> +References: <87d39k1gvi.fsf@qmul.ac.uk> + <8762fb3hlf.fsf@servo.finestructure.net> + <877gzru5s4.fsf@schoepe.localhost> +User-Agent: Notmuch/0.11.1+192~g23e894e (http://notmuchmail.org) Emacs/23.2.1 + (i486-pc-linux-gnu) +Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:43:42 +0000 +Message-ID: <8739afsp69.fsf@qmul.ac.uk> +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii +X-Sender-Host-Address: 94.192.233.223 +X-QM-SPAM-Info: Sender has good ham record. :) +X-QM-Body-MD5: acdfca4cf8fecfe4115659f697539cc3 (of first 20000 bytes) +X-SpamAssassin-Score: -1.8 +X-SpamAssassin-SpamBar: - +X-SpamAssassin-Report: The QM spam filters have analysed this message to + determine if it is + spam. We require at least 5.0 points to mark a message as spam. + This message scored -1.8 points. + Summary of the scoring: + * -2.3 RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED RBL: Sender listed at http://www.dnswl.org/, + * medium trust + * [138.37.6.40 listed in list.dnswl.org] + * 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail + provider * (markwalters1009[at]gmail.com) + * -0.0 T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD Envelope sender domain matches handover relay + * domain + * 0.5 AWL AWL: From: address is in the auto white-list +X-QM-Scan-Virus: ClamAV says the message is clean +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: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:42:28 -0000 + + +On Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:59:39 +0100, Daniel Schoepe wrote: +> On Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:46:36 -0800, Jameson Graef Rollins wrote: +> > Hey, Mark. I really like the idea, since I've been looking for +> > something like this for a while, but there's something I'm confused +> > about. Is this meant to replace notmuch-search, or notmuch-show? I had +> > been hoping for a notmuch *show* replacement that shows the nice tree +> > view for the thread, with a single message view below. But it sounds +> > like you're meant to be replacing notmuch search? That seems confusing +> > to me, particularly in light of the big performance hit you describe. +> +> As far as I can tell, it is intended as a third option and can be used +> for both, viewing all messages matching a search in a tree structure +> (with a pane for an individual message) as in most other mail clients +> (mutt, thunderbird, Gnus, etc.) and viewing a single thread in the +> manner you described. +> +> This has the added bonus, that it can be offered _in addition_ to show +> in search, since I wouldn't want to give up the current +> search-view. notmuch-show might also be preferred by some users (due to +> its similarity to sup and gmail). Of course, this would mean that we +> would have to maintain threading capabilities for two modes. (It relies +> on show for displaying a single message, so that part is not +> duplicated). + +This is exactly my view: it comes somewhere between search and show. I +use it both ways: as a view for my inbox (i.e., as a replacement for +search) and when I get lost "showing" a long thread. + +I haven't tried Daniel's suggestion of notmuch-search-pick (going from a +thread to the pick view of that thread). But I will add it as an option. + +Best wishes + +Mark