On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 10:08:25AM -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > * Chris Bannister <cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz> [12-22-12 09:58]: > > On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 01:47:24PM +0000, Chris Green wrote: > > > > > > I have added:- > > > bind index n next-unread-mailbox > > > > > > ... and now I can find new mail in all my (mbox) mailboxes without any > > > stupid requirements for setting access times or whatever to the files. > > > I always thought it should be simple and it is! > > [...] > > > > It is somewhat slower than 'c' but not really significantly so where > > > all my mail is in local mbox files. > > > > If it is slower, then that might be a good reason why it is not the > > default. In all honestly though, I think people may complain if it was > > made the default, simply because the majority of people are only > > interested in reading new mail. They are probably aware they have old > > unread mail lying around but don't want to be consistently reminded all > > the time. > > And, "n" is *normally*: > Table 2.7. Most common pager keys > Key Description > <Return> go down one line > <Space> display the next page (or next message if at the end > of a message) > - go back to the previous page > /-->>>> n search for next match > S skip beyond quoted text > Yes, I know I have hijacked 'n', I might change it but that doesn't affect the argument about whether using next-unread-mailbox is better than change-folder for seeing new mail.
-- Chris Green
