Re: Listing patterns in the help screen
On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 10:14:13PM -0500, Derek Martin wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 11:17:45PM +0900, Tamotsu Takahashi wrote:
> > I usually use my local manual, not the web.
> > But I think it is less convenient than the help screen.
> > "!less -p '~A' manual.txt" matches message-hook, not patterns.
>
> Sure, there's lots of useful stuff that could go on the help screen...
> In fact, why don't we make the whole manual part of the help screen?!?
> Or, I guess you could just hit F1...
>
> Er, sorry for he sarcasm. My point, for those who may have missed it,
> is that the more you add to the help screen, the less useful it
> becomes as a help screen. The information you need is available in
> the manual, which you can already get from within mutt by hitting F1
> (by default). Search for "Pattern" (hint: use the '/' key) and hit
> 'n' a couple of times, and you're there.
>
> There's no need for a patch.
I see. Thanks for waking me up. :)
His patch really makes the help screen more informative
to me, but possibly makes it less useful for some other
users. I missed that.
The list of patterns is what I use most often, but it is
not a dynamic list. So I have to make do with "!less."
In fact, I can make a file containing the list, and make
a macro for <F2> or another key to show it.
What we really have to have a way to show is something
dynamic, e.g. alternates, subscribe, or ignore. Currently
we can't see these values. But this is another story. :)
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tamo