Re: imap/2097: indication of new mail is not correct after pipe
The following reply was made to PR imap/2097; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Alain Bench <veronatif@xxxxxxx>
To: bug-any@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Kyle Wheeler <kyle-mutt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: imap/2097: indication of new mail is not correct after pipe
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 16:23:14 +0200 (CEST)
Hello Kyle, and again thank you for your reports,
On Friday, September 30, 2005 at 23:12:29 +0200, Kyle Wheeler wrote:
> [in] the index, the indicator that says whether the message is still
> new or not doesn't get refreshed (to indicate that the message is no
> longer new) until either the screen gets refreshed (by pressing
> control-L for example) or until the cursor moves off of the message.
Which new indicator? The "N" letter? So it's probably more or less
intended behaviour, though undocumented: See discussion in mutt/1004
""New" flag does not disappear right away in pager with
pager_index_lines > 0" if it applies. In short: Counting and matching
(coloring) new is immediate, flag N delayed as a reminder of previous
state. Note this bug was AFAICS never closed, waiting for the feature to
be documented. But it disappeared from Gnats: You'll have to search it
in archives.
The final proposed note for 2.3.1.1. Status Flags chapter was:
| Note: Upon opening a new (or old) message in the pager, the
| message becomes "read" immediately. It loses its new (or old)
| status and is no longer counted or matched as such. However, the
| N (or O) flag character remains in the index or pager status line
| while the message contents are being displayed. This provides a
| reminder of the previous status of the message.
Bye! Alain.
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