Re: [PATCH] org-attach: Attach current Gnus article parts

[Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com>]

Juan Manuel Macías <maciaschain@posteo.net> writes:

> In the attached patch I add a new command for org-attach: save *all*
> attachments from the current Gnus article to the current org-attach-dir.
>
> (Sorry for repeating the word "attach" so much :-))
>
> NB:
>
> 1. If no Gnus article is open, it returns an error message.
>
> 2. I've only tested it on Emacs 28. I don't know if it can cause any
> problems on earlier Emacs/Gnus versions.
>
> 3. Although there are several alternatives to Gnus, I have chosen Gnus
> specifically because it is part of GNU Emacs.
>
> 4. I think an option could be added to save only certain types of files
> (pdf, png, jpg, docx, etc.).

I think that supporting only Gnus is too specific. Not all the people
use Gnus as mail reader. And the extra menu option you propose will only
eat up space for people not using Gnus.

I'd prefer a more generic approach working in any kind of email reader,
be it rmail, gnus, mu4e, notmuch, or wunderlust. The approach can
probably making use of message-mode or MML libraries from Emacs core.

Also, I do not like adding yet another menu option even if it is working
for other mail readers. Instead, it would be more consistent to follow
what we do for dired. See interactive spec in org-attach-attach.

Best,
Ihor