david wrote: > Paul wrote: > > > i know ('man nmh') about 'cur:-3' and 'prev:3', which will pick > > the 3 previous messages (including cur, or not). is there a way to > > refer to _just_ the Nth message before or after cur? > > > > i often look at a scan listing and realize i want to see a message > > that's very close to 'cur' or 'last'. with my numeric typing skills, > > the fewer digits i need to type the better, so "show last--3" or "show > > cur++2" would be easier than "show 321540". (a real example, from my > > mairix "virtual" output folder). > > > > is this possible? anyone else think it's desirable? > > It's not possible now with nmh. A simple shell alias could do > it, but use would take a bit more typing than you asked for.
okay, that's what i thought. > > I think "last-3" and "cur+2" would be sufficient. i think not: "cur-9" is a valid selection today. paul > I'd probably use it. Though I've been trying to rely more on pick > and less on message numbers. > > David > > _______________________________________________ > Nmh-workers mailing list > Nmh-workers@nongnu.org > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/nmh-workers =--------------------- paul fox, p...@foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 55.0 degrees) _______________________________________________ Nmh-workers mailing list Nmh-workers@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/nmh-workers