On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 10:06 (-0700), Kevin J. McCarthy wrote:
> From: "Kevin J. McCarthy" <ke...@8t8.us>
> To: mutt-dev@mutt.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add skip_quoted_context option
> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2021 10:06:27 -0700
> On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 03:56:58PM +0200, Rene Kita wrote:
>> Using skip-quoted the first unquoted line becomes the new top line
>> displayed in the pager. This leaves the user with no context to know
>> what the answer refers to.
> I need to get through a backlog of other things before I look too closely at
> this. However, I'd like others' opinions on the usefulness of the option.
> My initial impression is that it's not generally useful (i.e., if you need
> context then don't <skip-quoted>) but I'd appreciate others take.
Hi Kevin (and others),
I think the idea is very useful. I rarely use skip-quoted because of
the lack of context, and when I do use it I almost always back up a
few lines. I wish I had thought of this patch years ago.
Cheers.
Jim
