* Jim MacBaine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-04-05 16:52]:
> Hello everybody,
>
> I'm regularly recieving perl and java programs
> and I have to sort out "the good from the bad".
Perl -> good.
Java -> bad.
Done. :)
> Right now I'm using mutt and use a mailcap entry
> to open the attachments in NEdit to have the
> syntax highlighted and help my brain sorting
> the code.
Why are you attempting to do this in your MUA?
> But it would be great to have a auto_view filter
> that shows the mail coloured. Something like lynx
> -dump with the right escape sequences.
Have you considered using vim as your pager?
> I've not digged deeper into vi/vim than the basic
> editing functions, but perhaps it can be misused
> for this...
vim already does syntax highlighting, if you have it configured for it,
so that should be a good way to go.
(darren)
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