On 2008-02-04 22:52:02 +, Steve Kemp wrote:
> Close but not as good as you could do - your script essentially
> says "If mutt is running exit". A better approach would be to
> use GNU Screen to allow the user to re-attach to a running mutt:
>
>alias mutt='screen -D -R -S mutt mutt'
On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 12:36:15PM -0800, BartlebyScrivener wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am on Etch and using fluxbox mainly to manage windows. I use mutt
> for email. I start it with a key command.
>
> When I get many x-sessions and programs running at once, often mutt is
> running somewhere and I don'
On Feb 4, 5:10 pm, "Steve Lamb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Maybe a change in work habits would be more appropriate? I got into the
> habit ages ago of using multiple desktops and throwing specific tasks on
> certain desktops.
Great suggestion. I don't use desktops enough.
Thanks for all o
On Feb 4, 5:00 pm, Steve Kemp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>alias mutt='screen -D -R -S mutt mutt'
>
> The only drawback is this will get fiddly if you're running
> nested screen sessions...
>
Hey, Steve, this works great. Thanks.
And I'm not smart enough to run a nested screen session, so
BartlebyScrivener wrote:
> Is there a script I could make that I could use to start mutt, and if
> mutt were already running, then it could just take me to the already-
> running instance of it, instead of starting a new mutt?
> I know some Python if it could be done in there. But I suspect I need
On Mon Feb 04, 2008 at 21:50:33 +, Patter wrote:
> On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:00:19 +0100, BartlebyScrivener wrote:
> > Is there a script I could make that I could use to start mutt, and if
> > mutt were already running, then it could just take me to the already-
> > running instance of it, instead
On Feb 4, 3:50 pm, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think I'd write a bash script to grep thru ps(1) and refuse to
> start a new instance if a mutt instance is already running.
>
Ok, I have that part. But is there a way to bring the already running
mutt process to the fore instead of ju
On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:00:19 +0100, BartlebyScrivener wrote:
> Is there a script I could make that I could use to start mutt, and if
> mutt were already running, then it could just take me to the already-
> running instance of it, instead of starting a new mutt?
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On 02/04/08 14:36, BartlebyScrivener wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am on Etch and using fluxbox mainly to manage windows. I use mutt
> for email. I start it with a key command.
>
> When I get many x-sessions and programs running at once, often mutt is
> runn
Hello,
I am on Etch and using fluxbox mainly to manage windows. I use mutt
for email. I start it with a key command.
When I get many x-sessions and programs running at once, often mutt is
running somewhere and I don't know it, so I do the mutt key command
and start a 2nd mutt, then sometimes a th
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