* Cameron Simpson <c...@zip.com.au> [2009-07-11 19:37 -0500]: > On 10Jul2009 13:48, Nicolas Rachinsky <mutt-user...@ml.turing-complete.org> > wrote: > | * Rocco Rutte <pd...@gmx.net> [2009-07-10 13:44 +0200]: > | > I don't know if I mentioned this already, but I think I once > | > hacked support for read-only variables in mutt-ng that would > | > expose certain internal settings. > | > | I think, this could be very useful. > > Me too. Witness the hoop jumping I and others have recently done to > get that, also the worse hoop jumping to then _use_ that value in an > external/shell command. > > | Message-ID of the current message, filename of the current message > | (for maildir/mh folders).
+1 please! Also, would it be very difficult to make mutt read more than one line when using backtics? Actually, that's a different subject and probably needs its own feature request. > - setenv ENVVAR "mutt-string-with-$mutt-vars" > to get mutt variables available to an external command This would be really useful. > - push muttvar "new value" > pop muttvar > to make a number of macros much easier to write; currently > some of my macros must know that I use a particular setting, > and that in turn means I must know to not alter that setting Not something I'd thought of... intereseting. Regards, -- dave [ please don't CC me ]
