Re: command mode?

[Kyle Wheeler <kyle-mutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On Monday, September 29 at 01:13 AM, quoth Nicolas Rachinsky:
>> The difference is *when* the command gets executed. With "exec", 
>> the function is executed immediately. With "push", it is executed 
>> the next time mutt goes into its idle loop (for lack of a better 
>> term).
>
> Are you sure about this difference? Do you have any example where you 
> can notice it?

Ah! You're absolutely right. Weird. I would have expected that

     push <display-message>
     exec change-folder

would not produce the exact same behavior as

     exec display-message
     exec change-folder

... but I just tested it, and they're exactly the same.

I guess the *real* difference is that "exec" protects against typos by 
checking to make sure that the argument you give it really is a 
function. For example, the following two lines are NOT equivalent:

     push <enter> # this works fine
     exec enter   # this produces an error

And *that* one I tested before spouting off. :)

~Kyle
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