Thanks for the tip. I now use the following, which works:
folder-hook . push "G"
quite simple ;) - that's what I like about mutt.
(It is slower then pine, though, when opening folders..)
> Christoph Bugel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > When I open some mailbox I get to the index window, and the 'cursor' is
> > positioned on the first message (which is the oldest one). How can I tell mutt
> > to automatically go to the last message? (now I have to type G to do that).
>
> This is what I am using to do that:
>
> bind index P collapse-all
> bind index \cp collapse-thread # ctrl+p
> # Collapse threads by default, and jump to the last message
> folder-hook . push "P*"
>
> I'm not sure what collapse-all is bound to by default, but I find it
> easier to read mail without seeing every thread open. I think * is the
> default key for jumping to the last message though. Hope that was
> helpful.
>
> I guess you could also set the default sort order to be reversed by
> date, but that just looks odd.
>
> --
> Chris Gushue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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