On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 02:47, Erik Christiansen <dva...@internode.on.net> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:11:57PM +0100, Melisizwe Dubaku wrote: >> I would change it to "Meeting cancelled [was: Meeting next week]". > > Yes, that's precisely the syntax which I've also absorbed from > inhabiting a number of technical lists. It is the only one which I've > noticed to be consistent across several lists. > >> Maybe some mail-clients have a way of handling this kind of situation, >> I don't know. > > Up till now I'd just edited the subject line during reply. While that > can obviously be done after edit, just prior to posting, it can be taken > one step further if .muttrc has: > > set edit_headers=yes > > and then adding a key mapping to .vimrc: > > au BufNewFile,BufRead /tmp/mutt-* map <M-w> ^[gg/Re:^Mce[Was^[A]^[0Wi > > Now Alt-w changes: > > Subject: Re: standardized method of changing reply-subject > > to: > > Subject: [Was: standardized method of changing reply-subject] > ^ > | > and places us in insert mode, immediately before the '['. > > There is no need to pre-position the cursor, or leave insert mode. > That's done in the mapping. (So long as there's no "Re:" string in your > editable headers, prior to the subject line.) > > I've just checked the mapping. The stuff prior to "map" may be omitted > if it's OK to have the mapping when editing things other than mutt > temporary files. ("^[" is entered as Ctl-v Esc, and "^M" is Ctl-v Enter. > The "<M-w>" is literal in the mapping, and the dual keypress Alt-w to > execute. You've probably figured all that. :-) > > It is better implement your task in one's favourite editor, because only > it can place us in edit mode, in the right place for insertion of the > new subject. > > My only regret now, is that convenience could encourage gratuitous > subject changes. (Like mine above, which does at least lead any future > archive diver directly to a solution, potentially saving the time taken > to read a thread sequentially.) > > Erik
Thanks Erik and Michael for your suggestions. I'm a little bit surprised that a common thing like subject-modification hasn't been standardized yet. Good idea with the keymap though. At least this way I can ensure my own way of modifiying stays consistent. Melisizwe