Caster --

...and then Caster said...
% Hi!
% I want to make myself kind of "template" for writing mails. I think the

Neat idea.


% best way would be a filter, that could put some text in a new mail. The
% filter is not a problem, but I wonder how to call it automatically
...
% set editor="the_filer %s; vim %s". It works and it's possible to have

Yep; I think you'll find that that's best.


% different filters for different addresees (with a send-hook pattern 'set

Aren't hooks great? :-)


% editor="filter_no_2 %s; vim %s"'). Now I just wonder if there is a "nicer"
% way to solve my problem?

No, I think that that's it.  I certainly can't think of a cleaner way,
although the possibility of a macro springs to mind.


% BTW: Why the '' are necessary when I define a hook and there are "" in
% the expression (like: send-hook mutt-users 'set attribution="sth"')?

The '' protect the hook from being evaluated, while the "" (or '')
insulate the spaces.  You can often skip the '' but there are times when
it's necessary.


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% Bi-la kaifa
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