Fairlight [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 20, 1999 at 05:09:51AM -0500, Jeremy Blosser wrote:
> > Jeremy Blosser [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> > > > > You can use %M in the index_format to show the number of messages in a
> > > > > collpased thread. You can use something like %?M?+& to get just a + sign
> > > > > in your index listing for collapsed threads. See the help for index_format
> > > > > for more info.
> >
> > That should have been ?M?+& ?
>
> What's the "& " for?
ARGH. It really should have been %?M?+& ?
% starts the sequence
? starts the 'if'
M is the regular % token to use for the condition
? prefaces the non-zero part
+ is what to print if the condition (%M) is non-zero
& prefaces the zero part
(space) is what to print if the condition is zero
? ends the sequence
Without the "& " part, it doesn't leave a space if it doesn't print the +,
which makes the alignment of the columns get off.
See the status_format manual entry for more explanation and examples.
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