Re: How can I tell which message is selected in the index?
On Wed, 26 May 2004 20:33:39 -0400, Stephen Allen wrote:
>On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 07:19:03PM -0500 or thereabouts, Larry Alkoff wrote:
>> When I'm in the index, is there any way to tell which message will be read
>> when I press space?
>>=20
>> My Mutt index has a status line at the bottom and a line with some comman=
>ds at the top,
>> but in between the only thing that appears is a line for each message
>> with no indication of which message is selected.
>>=20
>> I expected some kind of highlight line to show me which message will be r=
>ead.
>>=20
>> I also expected some way to move through the index to select individual m=
>essages
>> but can't seem to find that in the help. Using J and H only work in the =
>pager.
>>=20
>> Is there a configuration directive I need?
>
>I believe it's color indicator that you want.
>
><ie> color indicator brightyellow red (shows up fine on my black xterm
>background)
>
Thank you very much Stephen.
Color indicator is exactly what I needed.
Now my "active" message is nicely highlighted and the arrow keys move it around.
What a relief.
Larry
Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX