Re: [PATCH] $askfrom option
Rado S wrote on Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 15:41:58 +0200:
> =- Daniel Shahaf wrote on Wed 27.Oct'10 at 8:34:01 +0200 -=
>
> > Derek Martin wrote on Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 00:16:30 -0500:
> >
> > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 03:10:13AM +0200, Daniel Shahaf wrote:
> > >
> > > > Sometimes I need to send an email from a different address
> > > > than usual.
> > >
> > > This is what send-hook and folder-hook etc. are for.
> > >
> >
> > Advantages of $askfrom:
> >
> > This is also consistent with other MUAs, which typically present you
> > with From/Reply-To/To/Cc/Subject all at the same time.
> >
> > * Manual override. For me, rather than writing a config that examines
> > the To/Cc and chooses the right From, it's easier to just specify the
> > right From manually and move on.
> >
> > For example, I have a separate address (aliased to 'd') that I use
> > with friends/family, and it's easier for me to initiate a composition
> > by "md<newline>friends_alias<newline><newline>subject<newline>" [1]
> > (that's with $askfrom and $askcc set) than to add
> > a "send-hook ~Cfriend 'set from="d"'" to my muttrc for each of my
> > correspondents (and then debug/maintain that code).
>
> Change it in the compose menu then.
> That's what other MUAs do, too.
Other MUAs let you set From,To,Subject all together before starting to
edit the body. That's what I'm trying to parallel.
> You can even use macros for predefined addresses for "one-click"
> changes, even less hassle than with your $ask_from.
>
Thanks for the suggestion. Currently I use aliases.