in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, wrote Aaron Schrab thusly... > > At 23:47 +0100 05 Jan 2002, Gerhard Siegesmund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't know if it is at all possible, but I loved this feature with > > crosspoint (in the old times of fido-net). Is it possible to color (in > > the index) a mail which is a reply to a mail from me? So that I can see > > very fast if someone answered me in a list? (Hope this is not a FAQ). ... > - The third option that I can think of involves a patch that I wrote: > > http://schrab.com/aaron/mutt/patch-1.3.24.ats.parent_match.1 > > This would allow you to do > > color index red default %~P
aaron, i have been using similar syntax for the same purpose since mutt v1.2.something (less than 1.2.4 for sure) created from freebsd ports, now on v1.3.25i, w/o any problems. syntax is... color index red default ~P ^----- notice the missing '%' ...so how does the patch figure in? > Although that would only work if your message was in the same > mailbox. i didn't understand the above statement. when you say "message(s) in the same mailbox", what do you mean by it? - parv --