* Christian Brabandt <cbli...@256bit.org> [12-26-12 11:04]:
> On Mi, 26 Dez 2012, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
>
> > * Christian Brabandt <cbli...@256bit.org> [12-26-12 10:23]:
> > > Hi Patrick!
> > >
> > > On Di, 25 Dez 2012, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> > >
> > > > limit from <email.addr>
> > > >
> > > > :l ~f <email.addr>
> > > >
> > > > perhaps a little reading of the documentation would make it possible.
> > >
> > > Perhaps reading the message to which you answered helps. Nobody is
> > > denying, that the basic principle for limiting is using ~f <address>.
> > > The problem is getting the <address> from a mail visually selected in
> > > the index, so that you can bind it to a key.
> >
> > Odd, in my xterm session a double mouse click will provide that for
> > copying. Capturing the address with the mouse is even possible in console
>
> Yeah, I understand, first opening the message in the browser, then
> moving the hands from the keyboard to the mouse to visually select the
> address then returning to the index, pressing l ~f and pasting via the
> mouse or the keyboard is really comfortable.
>
> > mode with gpm active. I understand what you provided but you still have
> > to access to designate a *particular* post containing a "From:" addr and
> > the OP *specified* "by the *selected* message sender".
> >
> > x...@synapse.plus.com asked
> > <quote:>
> > I'd like to set up a macro which will set the <limit> to all mail sent
> > by the selected message sender.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> > I've looked in the docs and searched the web and can't find any
> > information on how to expand something like ~f in a macro. Is this
> > possible at all?
> > </quote:>
> >
> > Maybe my reading comprehension is really failing as I still cannot see the
> > requirement for a convoluted external script is necessary. If so I
>
> I underlined it for you. But since you usually point out the usage of
> RTFM in this list, show us in the fine manual, how you would write such
> a macro.
macro map key sequence [ description ]
This command binds the given sequence of keys to the
given key in the given map or maps. For valid maps,
see bind. To specify multiple maps, put only a comma
between the maps.
macro index,pager <f12> "i<limit>~f " ## insert mail addr at prompt
macro is set to operate in pager or index view
f12 key activates
i shifts to index view
<limit> requests limiting expression
~f defines limit to "From:"
And it *was* an "open book test" :^)
ps: I had to experiment a little but I would expect *anyone* to do that
on their own.
ps2: I *do* RTFM, myself, and others will learn to do for themselves by
leading them to the FM for the simpler stuffff
Perhaps *you* can improve on my effort.
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