Re: A little like this perhaps? [Was: standardized method of changing reply-subject]
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
A little like this perhaps? [Was: standardized method of changing reply-subject]
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 -- Didn't the prophet Urdure vanquish the Dragon of Sluth on the plain of Gidral after three days fighting? ... And wasn't it true that the sons of Exequial beat the hosts of Myrilom? - from The Book of Om, in Carpe Jugulum, by Terry Pratchett.
