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Re: [Mutt] #3225: new mail notifications are lost too easily



On 2009-05-13, Mutt <fleas@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> #3225: new mail notifications are lost too easily
> -------------------------+--------------------------------------------------
>  Reporter:  vinc17       |       Owner:  mutt-dev
>      Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new     
>  Priority:  minor        |   Milestone:          
> Component:  mutt         |     Version:  1.5.19  
>  Keywords:               |  
> -------------------------+--------------------------------------------------
>  A "new mail" notification may appear when typing something, but will
>  disappear as soon as a second key is typed. For instance, if one wants to
>  move the cursor to some message by typing the up-arrow key several times,
>  the notification disappears almost instantly.
> 
>  IMHO, the notification should be kept on screen until something else
>  appears in the command line.

I disagree.  I often (too often) glance at that line in the two
instances of mutt I have running most of the time on my desktop to
see if any new mail has arrived.  If I'm not interested in those
particular messages at the time, but I want to know if any further
new mail arrives, I simply move the cursor to clear the message.

I also like that the message disappears automatically after I
perform some action in mutt.  In that way I'm sure that any
new-message notification in that line has occurred after the last
time I did something in mutt.

Regards,
Gary