On 2015-08-27 21:43 -0400, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > > > Sometimes I hit 'c' in the pager to open a different folder. Before I > > > type the name of the folder to go to, new mail arrives in the _current_ > > > folder. Result: most of the screen goes blank, including the status > > > line; only the prompt asking me for the destination folder stays put. > > > If I hit ^G I get back to the normal pager, with the expected "New mail > > > in this mailbox" message at bottom.
> > It doesn't seem to _always_ happen even in that specific situation :-( > > Has anyone else seen it? I don't expect solutions at this point, just > > reassurance that I'm not hallucinating. > The "new" mail has arrived before you have left and is notifying you. If > you prefer to not see the notifications, turn them off, or implore the > devs to include an option to override the notification. I have been using > mutt for > 15 years and cannot remember it acting differently. I get the > interruption and don't mind. I don't mean the notification, I mean the blanked screen of the pager. In fact, when it happens I _don't_ see the notification until I escape from the prompt. The prompt (which is in the same area of the screen where the notification would be) is the only thing left intact. -- Please *no* private copies of mailing list or newsgroup messages. Rule 420: All persons more than eight miles high to leave the court.
