From: Carl Worth <cworth@cworth.org>
To: Jameson Graef Rollins <jrollins@finestructure.net>
Cc: notmuch@notmuchmail.org, Keith Amidon <keith@nicira.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/9] Adjust autoload comments
Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:27:13 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87einafy4u.fsf@yoom.home.cworth.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20091204012459.GA4520@finestructure.net>
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On Thu, 3 Dec 2009 20:24:59 -0500, Jameson Graef Rollins <jrollins@finestructure.net> wrote:
> I actually really like having notmuch open right into my "inbox".
Well, at least that option won't ever go away. :-)
> I thought part of the point of notmuch was to get rid of the whole dump
> idea of folders!
There's certainly lots of brain-damage in "folder-based" email
programs. And obviously, we don't want to encourage that. I think one of
the biggest things that notmuch provides to avoid the brain damage is
global search.
So what I'm imagining for the default notmuch view is something like
this:
Welcome to notmuch.
Notmuch search: _________________________________________
Saved searches:
55,342 All messages
22 Inbox
Recent searches:
1 from:"someone special" and tag:unread
34 tag:notmuch and tag:todo
Click (or press Enter) on any search to see the results.
Right-click (or press Space) on any recent search to save it.
So the "saved searches" portion of the view is basically just what
notmuch-folder displays now. Above that there's an obvious place to
start a new search, (in a slightly more "web-browser-like" way than the
typical mini-buffer approach).
All recent searches appear in the list at the bottom automatically, and
there's the documented mechanism for saving a search, (giving it a name
and having it appear above).
I think the above should do a good job of emphasizing what notmuch is,
and how a search-based email program is fundamentally different than a
folder-based approach.
Feedback?
-Carl
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-12-04 17:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-11-27 13:30 Show mode enhancements camalot
2009-11-27 13:30 ` [PATCH 1/9] Explicitly require the message library camalot
2009-11-27 13:30 ` [PATCH 2/9] Adjust autoload comments camalot
2009-11-27 13:30 ` [PATCH 3/9] Add key binding for notmuch-search in show-mode camalot
2009-11-27 13:30 ` [PATCH 4/9] Factor out message buffer mgmt from notmuch-show-view-all-mime-parts camalot
2009-11-27 13:30 ` [PATCH 5/9] Forward individual messages using message-forward camalot
2009-11-27 13:30 ` [PATCH 6/9] Reply to individual messages using message library camalot
2009-11-27 13:30 ` [PATCH 7/9] Key bindings for message library based replies camalot
2009-11-27 13:30 ` [PATCH 8/9] Provide ability to save attachments camalot
2009-11-27 13:30 ` [PATCH 9/9] Key binding rearrangement for save attachments in show mode camalot
2009-11-28 5:30 ` Carl Worth
2009-11-28 5:28 ` [PATCH 8/9] Provide ability to save attachments Carl Worth
[not found] ` <87bpiongh5.fsf@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2009-11-27 16:48 ` [PATCH 6/9] Reply to individual messages using message library Keith Amidon
2009-11-28 5:22 ` Carl Worth
2009-11-29 6:09 ` Keith Amidon
2009-11-28 5:15 ` [PATCH 5/9] Forward individual messages using message-forward Carl Worth
2009-11-28 17:32 ` Keith Amidon
2009-11-28 17:49 ` Carl Worth
2009-11-28 21:14 ` Keith Amidon
2009-11-28 5:10 ` [PATCH 4/9] Factor out message buffer mgmt from notmuch-show-view-all-mime-parts Carl Worth
2009-11-28 5:23 ` Alexander Botero-Lowry
2009-11-28 5:06 ` [PATCH 2/9] Adjust autoload comments Carl Worth
2009-11-28 17:27 ` Keith Amidon
2009-11-28 17:36 ` Carl Worth
2009-11-30 20:38 ` James Rowe
2009-12-04 1:04 ` Carl Worth
2009-12-04 1:24 ` Jameson Graef Rollins
2009-12-04 17:27 ` Carl Worth [this message]
2009-12-04 4:44 ` James Rowe
2009-12-04 1:07 ` Carl Worth
2009-12-17 17:17 ` James Rowe
2009-12-17 17:52 ` Carl Worth
2009-11-28 5:03 ` [PATCH 1/9] Explicitly require the message library Carl Worth
2009-11-28 4:18 ` Show mode enhancements Carl Worth
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