From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 506A06DE1203 for ; Mon, 21 Nov 2016 03:02:37 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at cworth.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.006 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.006 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.005, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.01] autolearn=disabled Received: from arlo.cworth.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (arlo.cworth.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id MxT6HbgWRJxg for ; Mon, 21 Nov 2016 03:02:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from fethera.tethera.net (fethera.tethera.net [198.245.60.197]) by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 83B6B6DE1202 for ; Mon, 21 Nov 2016 03:02:26 -0800 (PST) Received: from remotemail by fethera.tethera.net with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1c8mMM-00042I-KE; Mon, 21 Nov 2016 06:02:02 -0500 Received: (nullmailer pid 15879 invoked by uid 1000); Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:02:21 -0000 From: David Bremner To: Mark Walters , notmuch@notmuchmail.org Subject: Re: [emacs] thread view is showing all messages In-Reply-To: <87polpjmg1.fsf@qmul.ac.uk> References: <87oa1aas6b.fsf@localhost.localdomain.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> <87fumlvjkd.fsf@tethera.net> <87polpjmg1.fsf@qmul.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 07:02:21 -0400 Message-ID: <87d1hpumde.fsf@tethera.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:02:37 -0000 Mark Walters writes: > Hi > >>> -------------------------------------- >>> By default, various components of email messages, (citations, >>> signatures, already-read messages), are hidden. >>> -------------------------------------- > > I wonder if this text should be changed -- I am not sure what is meant > by already-read messages (maybe completely cited messages?) but it does > seem misleading. Having said that, I don't have a good suggestion -- the > best I can come up with is "quoted messages" > > Interestingly the wording above dates back to 2009 so maybe it isn't > that big a problem. I'd guess quoted messages also. But this discussion mainly seemed to me like something where having an actual manual (and installing it) would help. Doc strings are not really ideal for getting started. d