Reply to a message in a buffer

Reply to a message in a buffer

[Saptarshi]

Hello,
I don't use GNUS but I do use GMail. I sometimes copy the message from
a gmail (by selecting the original source sans headers from GMail)
paste it in an emacs buffer and turn on message-mode. However, this
treats the buffer as the message, whereas I would like to reply to the
message in the buffer.

Is there a message-mode function that will reply(create a new buffer)
to a buffer that contains an email message?
Thanks and regards
Saptarshi

Re: Reply to a message in a buffer

[Xah Lee]

On Dec 8, 11:20 am, Saptarshi <saptarshi.g...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> I don't use GNUS but I do use GMail. I sometimes copy the message from
> a gmail (by selecting the original source sans headers from GMail)
> paste it in an emacs buffer and turn on message-mode. However, this
> treats the buffer as the message, whereas I would like to reply to the
> message in the buffer.
>
> Is there a message-mode function that will reply(create a new buffer)
> to a buffer that contains an email message?
> Thanks and regards
> Saptarshi

if i understand your question correctly, you basically just want a way
to create a new buffer.

you can use switch-to-buffer (Ctrl+x b), then give a random name.

if you are using my ergo map package, you can just call new-empty-
buffer (Ctrl+n).

  http://xahlee.org/emacs/ergonomic_emacs_keybinding.html

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it would be nice if there's a emacs package that interface with GMail.

  Xah
∑ http://xahlee.org/

☄

Re: Reply to a message in a buffer

[Saptarshi]

>
> if i understand your question correctly, you basically just want a way
> to create a new buffer.
>
> you can use switch-to-buffer (Ctrl+x b), then give a random name.
>
> if you are using my ergo map package, you can just call new-empty-
> buffer (Ctrl+n).
>
>  http://xahlee.org/emacs/ergonomic_emacs_keybinding.html
>

I saw this message rather late. Actually, suppose I take your message
as an example  which i've pasted below.
What I wanted is to copy this , paste it in a buffer and in message
mode reply to this, so that I get all the features of message mode
( snippet handling, automatic > prefix etc)
However, if i turn on message mode, its treats the buffer content *my*
response.

Thank you
Saptarshi
"> Hello,
> I don't use GNUS but I do use GMail. I sometimes copy the message from
> a gmail (by selecting the original source sans headers from GMail)
> paste it in an emacs buffer and turn on message-mode. However, this
> treats the buffer as the message, whereas I would like to reply to the
> message in the buffer.

> Is there a message-mode function that will reply(create a new buffer)
> to a buffer that contains an email message?
> Thanks and regards
> Saptarshi

if i understand your question correctly, you basically just want a way
to create a new buffer.

you can use switch-to-buffer (Ctrl+x b), then give a random name.

if you are using my ergo map package, you can just call new-empty-
buffer (Ctrl+n).

  http://xahlee.org/emacs/ergonomic_emacs_keybinding.html

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it would be nice if there's a emacs package that interface with GMail.
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