Re: status_format question
Is something wrong with the way I've asked the question? If it's
off-topic or extremely obvious (=RTFM), don't hesitate to tell me.
* Marc Adler <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [2003-09-22 13:34]:
> [I sent this before, but then stopped receiving replies to the list for
> a while, so I'm reposting it.]
>
> I'm using the vvv.nntp patch to read news in Mutt and I wanted to have
> the newsgroup name displayed in the status bar without it pushing all
> the other information off the screen, so I changed the setting to:
>
> set status_format="%h >> %.30f [%P] Total:%m New:%n %>- %v"
>
> By adding the .30, I can limit the amount of space %f takes up on the
> line, but the problem is that the name of the newsgroup comes at the end
> (i.e., "nntp://news-server.hawaii.rr.com"; comes before the actual name
> of the newsgroup), so all I see is 30 characters' worth of information I
> don't need.
>
> My question is: is there a way (regex, etc.) to make it display 30
> characters starting from the end of the string?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Mon, 22 Sep 2003 13:23:00 -1000
> Linux 2.4.20-20.9
> Mutt 1.4.1i (2003-03-19)
>
>
> You have no socially redeeming value.
>
> -- the surreal compliment generator
> Marc Adler
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Marc Adler