Long urls
I am using Mutt-patched from the Ubuntu repository (Yes, I am one of the unwashed.) Anyway, it works really well except that if a url extends to multiple lines, Mutt can't figure it out and clicking leads to a page not found error. I tried copying the url, but when I highlight the lines with the url I end up copying a bunch of other stuff that is not in the url (like part of the list of folders in the Mutt side panel, for example). Does anyone know a way to deal with long urls aside from opening up Thunderbird? Thanks for any advice, I really appreciate it. John
Re: Long urls
On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 02:56:18PM +0100, John Niendorf wrote: > I am using Mutt-patched from the Ubuntu repository (Yes, I am one of the > unwashed.) > Anyway, it works really well except that if a url extends to multiple lines, > Mutt can't figure it out and clicking leads to a page not found error. > > I tried copying the url, but when I highlight the lines with the url I end up > copying a bunch of other stuff that is not in the url (like part of the list > of folders in the Mutt side panel, for example). > > Does anyone know a way to deal with long urls aside from opening up > Thunderbird? urlview or urlscan. They are in the Ubuntu synopticpackage manager. > Thanks for any advice, I really appreciate it. > > John --
Re: Long urls
Incoming from John Niendorf:
> I am using Mutt-patched from the Ubuntu repository (Yes, I am one of
> the unwashed.) Anyway, it works really well except that if a url
> extends to multiple lines, Mutt can't figure it out and clicking
> leads to a page not found error.
>
> I tried copying the url, but when I highlight the lines with the url
> I end up copying a bunch of other stuff that is not in the url (like
> part of the list of folders in the Mutt side panel, for example).
>
> Does anyone know a way to deal with long urls aside from opening up
> Thunderbird?
I don't know if this'll help (I've never bothered to use it). Try
"CTRL-B":
macro index \cb |urlview\n 'call urlview to extract URLs out of a \
message'
macro pager \cb |urlview\n 'call urlview to extract URLs out of a \
message'
They're commented out here, and I also have:
# macro index \cB |'w3m -m -cookie'\n 'call w3m to extract URLs out of a
message'
# macro pager \cB |'w3m -m -cookie'\n 'call w3m to extract URLs out of a
message'
and:
macro index,pager,attach,compose \cb "\
set my_pipe_decode=\$pipe_decode pipe_decode\
urlview\
set pipe_decode=\$my_pipe_decode; unset
my_pipe_decode" \
"call urlview to extract URLs out of a message"
Bon chance.
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Re: Long urls
On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 02:56:18PM +0100, John Niendorf wrote: > I am using Mutt-patched from the Ubuntu repository (Yes, I am one of the > unwashed.) > Anyway, it works really well except that if a url extends to multiple lines, > Mutt can't figure it out and clicking leads to a page not found error. > > I tried copying the url, but when I highlight the lines with the url I end up > copying a bunch of other stuff that is not in the url (like part of the list > of folders in the Mutt side panel, for example). > > Does anyone know a way to deal with long urls aside from opening up > Thunderbird? > > Thanks for any advice, I really appreciate it. Is there a '+' sign at the start of each line of the url? -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X
Re: Long urls
Reply to the list (only) please John, so others can follow along. The messages are archived for future "generations" to find if they can bother searching. On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 03:44:08PM +0100, John Niendorf wrote: > Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 03:37:19AM +1300, Chris Bannister wrote: > >Is there a '+' sign at the start of each line of the url? > > > Yes there usually is. > > Thank you all for chiming in. I appreciate the help. Then you'll either have to manually remove the '+' sign or find the setting that turns the feature (where a + sign is inserted at the start of the line on line wrap) off. Unfortunately I can' remember what variable controls it, at the moment. -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X
Long urls - update
Thank you all for the tips. Actually all I did was install urlview from the repository and then when I clicked ctrl+B I got a list of ur$ I'll see how it works with urls that extend onto multiple lines the next time one comes by. John
Re: Long urls
* Chris Bannister schrieb am 31.03.2013 um 4:07 Uhr: > Then you'll either have to manually remove the '+' sign or find the > setting that turns the feature (where a + sign is inserted at the start > of the line on line wrap) off. Unfortunately I can' remember what > variable controls it, at the moment. http://www.mutt.org/doc/devel/manual.html#markers
Re: Long urls
Incoming from Chris Bannister:
>
> On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 03:44:08PM +0100, John Niendorf wrote:
> > Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 03:37:19AM +1300, Chris Bannister wrote:
> > >Is there a '+' sign at the start of each line of the url?
> >
> > Yes there usually is.
>
> Then you'll either have to manually remove the '+' sign or find the
set markers=no # ?!?
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Re: Long urls - update
Sat 30.Mar'13 at 16:18:30 +0100 John Niendorf > Thank you all for the tips. Actually all I did was install urlview from the > repository and then when I clicked ctrl+B I got a list of ur$ > I'll see how it works with urls that extend onto multiple lines the next time > one comes by. > > > John http://www.memoryhole.net/~kyle/extract_url/ Try this. It's brilliant. -- James Griffin: jmz at kontrol.kode5.net jmzgriffin at gmail.com A4B9 E875 A18C 6E11 F46D B788 BEE6 1251 1D31 DC38
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This looks really great, but where do I put the script? I made it exicutable and put it in my path and I got the error that it wasn't there. I coped it to ~/ and got the same error. John http://www.memoryhole.net/~kyle/extract_url/ Try this. It's brilliant.
