Re: default directory for

2010-09-21 Thread Steve Schmerler
On Sep 22 00:46 +0200, Rado S wrote: > See wiki -> guide -> /Folders + /Actions I assume that you are referring to the section "TAB completion in "editor" mode". That kind of explains where the default dir comes from (the "internal browsing directory for the next directory scan"). Who knew. > Se

Re: default directory for

2010-09-21 Thread Rado S
=- Steve Schmerler wrote on Tue 21.Sep'10 at 22:24:53 +0200 -= > It seems that has a default dir, which seems to be the > current dir where Mutt is running. So, pressing "c" in the browser gives > me my HOME as default dir If I started Mutt there. > Chdir to: /home/elcorto See wiki -> guide

default directory for

2010-09-21 Thread Steve Schmerler
Hi I really like mutt, but fiddling with IMAP is driving me nuts sometimes :) I think I do not understand some fundamental behavior. Say I have two IMAP accounts. In the browser: 1 0 imaps://imap.gmail.com/ 2 0 imaps://imap.gmail.com/INBOX 3 0 imaps://imap.gmail.com/foo 4 0

Re: default directory for change-folder

2001-12-01 Thread Jesper Holmberg
* On Sat Dec 01, Eric Smith wrote: > > ok, so you can oput this into a script > > and then use "set editor=script".. > yeah that works but dont change convenience of being > in my ~ dir for: > attaching in the compose screen > writing out a file from an attachment or body I haven't followed this

Re: default directory for change-folder

2001-12-01 Thread Eric Smith
According to Sven Guckes on Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 11:46:29AM +0100: > * Eric Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [011201 09:09]: > > Changing and navigating folders is one of > > the most fundamental functions of a MUA... > > or so it should be, one would think. > then again, managing messages could > be re

Re: default directory for change-folder

2001-12-01 Thread Sven Guckes
* Eric Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [011201 09:09]: > Changing and navigating folders is one of > the most fundamental functions of a MUA... or so it should be, one would think. then again, managing messages could be regarded as a database problem - and thus it's not an mua prob at all. > so someth

Re: default directory for change-folder

2001-12-01 Thread Eric Smith
According to Sven Guckes on Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 09:16:29AM +0100: execute 2yyGp > > Nothing I have seen convinces me that this is not a sufficiently > > useful configurable option to make it standard. > > well, how about this then: > $ cd ~/Mail; mutt > now you can save your mails *without* >

Re: default directory for change-folder

2001-12-01 Thread Sven Guckes
* Eric Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [011130 19:31]: > According to Sven Guckes on Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 06:56:11PM +0100: > > and how about another* option > > for those who prefer the '+'? > I never figured the difference between the '+' and the '=' > in this context. "spelling" it makes a good dif

Re: default directory for change-folder

2001-11-30 Thread Eric Smith
According to Sven Guckes on Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 06:56:11PM +0100: > * Eric Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [011130 14:14]: > > > At first it sounds good, but what happens if I want to change > > > to an IMAP folder? Prepending "=" obviously doesn't work. > > Then just have a .muttrc option like > > Set

Re: default directory for change-folder

2001-11-30 Thread Sven Guckes
* Eric Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [011130 14:14]: > > At first it sounds good, but what happens if I want to change > > to an IMAP folder? Prepending "=" obviously doesn't work. > Then just have a .muttrc option like > Set enable_default_folder="yes" > for those that do not care about imap and how

Re: default directory for change-folder

2001-11-30 Thread René Clerc
* Paul Roberts Student lab engineer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [30-11-2001 15:17]: | On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 06:03:30AM -0800, Dairy Wall Limey wrote: | | > if you have "folder" set correctly it should, no? | > if i understand it correctly, = just means 'a known mailbox' so if your | > imap 'folder' is

Re: default directory for change-folder

2001-11-30 Thread René Clerc
* Dairy Wall Limey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [30-11-2001 15:05]: | Ren? Clerc wrote: | > * Eric Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [30-11-2001 13:47]: | > | > | macro index c = | > | But then you lose the (partially useful) functionality of the | > | last active folder being offered by mutt as the default. |

Re: default directory for change-folder

2001-11-30 Thread Paul Roberts Student lab engineer
On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 06:03:30AM -0800, Dairy Wall Limey wrote: > if you have "folder" set correctly it should, no? > if i understand it correctly, = just means 'a known mailbox' so if your > imap 'folder' is set in $folder, and you have it listed as a mailbox, > using = should work the same as

Re: default directory for change-folder

2001-11-30 Thread Eric Smith
According to René Clerc on Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 03:00:10PM +0100: > * Eric Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [30-11-2001 13:47]: > > | I believe that mutt should automatically prepend the value of > | the set-folder variable to whatever the user enters as the > | destination folder when issuing the chan

Re: default directory for change-folder

2001-11-30 Thread Dairy Wall Limey
Ren? Clerc wrote: > * Eric Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [30-11-2001 13:47]: > > | macro index c = > | But then you lose the (partially useful) functionality of the > | last active folder being offered by mutt as the default. > | > | Is there something wrong with this proposal? > > At first it sou

Re: default directory for change-folder

2001-11-30 Thread René Clerc
* Eric Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [30-11-2001 13:47]: | I believe that mutt should automatically prepend the value of | the set-folder variable to whatever the user enters as the | destination folder when issuing the change-folder command | (bound by default to 'c'). | | To get round this I have

default directory for change-folder

2001-11-30 Thread Eric Smith
I believe that mutt should automatically prepend the value of the set-folder variable to whatever the user enters as the destination folder when issuing the change-folder command (bound by default to 'c'). To get round this I have lived with mutt being executed from my mail folder dir - but this

newbie q - default directory for attachment saves

2001-01-25 Thread Greg Louis
Despite rummaging in the manual and the code, I haven't been able to see a way to define a default directory for attachment saves that differs from the default directory for Mutt's temporary files. I can hardcode the user's home directory to serve as the attachment default with