[PATCH 0/2] Usability improvements to notmuch-hello

[PATCH 0/2] Usability improvements to notmuch-hello

[Kan-Ru Chen]

Hello!

Haven't come here for a long time. I'm bring you some patches that are
useful to me, hope they are useful to you too!

- Kanru

Kan-Ru Chen (2):
  emacs: notmuch-hello: Avoid going to end-of-line in search box
  emacs: notmuch-hello: Add "n" and "p" to mod map

 emacs/notmuch-hello.el |    6 ++++--
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

[PATCH 1/2] emacs: notmuch-hello: Avoid going to end-of-line in search box

[Kan-Ru Chen]

widget-end-of-line checks eolp to decide whether C-e in a fixed size
field should go to the end of the text in the field or the end of
the field itself. So put a trailing white space to pad the search
field.

Previous behavior:

 Search: [text                _]

Now:

 Search: [text_                ]
---
 emacs/notmuch-hello.el |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-hello.el b/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
index f8ae332..6ef03bb 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
@@ -416,10 +416,10 @@ Complete list of currently available key bindings:
 		       ;; Leave some space at the start and end of the
 		       ;; search boxes.
 		       :size (max 8 (- (window-width) notmuch-hello-indent
-				       (length "Search: ")))
+				       (length "Search: ") 1 ))
 		       :action (lambda (widget &rest ignore)
 				 (notmuch-hello-search (widget-value widget))))
-	(widget-insert "\n")
+	(widget-insert " \n")
 
 	(when notmuch-hello-recent-searches
 	  (widget-insert "\nRecent searches: ")
-- 
1.7.1

[PATCH 2/2] emacs: notmuch-hello: Add "n" and "p" to mod map

[Kan-Ru Chen]

Bind "n" to widget-forward and "p" to widget-backward to unify the
interface since other notmuch major mode also accept "n" and "p" to
navigation.
---
 emacs/notmuch-hello.el |    2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-hello.el b/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
index 6ef03bb..7def241 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ should be. Returns a cons cell `(tags-per-line width)'."
     (define-key map "=" 'notmuch-hello-update)
     (define-key map "G" 'notmuch-hello-poll-and-update)
     (define-key map (kbd "<C-tab>") 'widget-backward)
+    (define-key map "n" 'widget-forward)
+    (define-key map "p" 'widget-backward)
     (define-key map "m" 'notmuch-mua-mail)
     (define-key map "s" 'notmuch-hello-goto-search)
     map)
-- 
1.7.1

Re: [PATCH 1/2] emacs: notmuch-hello: Avoid going to end-of-line in search box

[Pieter Praet]

On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:48:44 +0800, Kan-Ru Chen <kanru@kanru.info> wrote:
> widget-end-of-line checks eolp to decide whether C-e in a fixed size
> field should go to the end of the text in the field or the end of
> the field itself. So put a trailing white space to pad the search
> field.
> 
> Previous behavior:
> 
>  Search: [text                _]
> 
> Now:
> 
>  Search: [text_                ]
> ---
>  emacs/notmuch-hello.el |    4 ++--
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-hello.el b/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
> index f8ae332..6ef03bb 100644
> --- a/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
> +++ b/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
> @@ -416,10 +416,10 @@ Complete list of currently available key bindings:
>  		       ;; Leave some space at the start and end of the
>  		       ;; search boxes.
>  		       :size (max 8 (- (window-width) notmuch-hello-indent
> -				       (length "Search: ")))
> +				       (length "Search: ") 1 ))
>  		       :action (lambda (widget &rest ignore)
>  				 (notmuch-hello-search (widget-value widget))))
> -	(widget-insert "\n")
> +	(widget-insert " \n")
>  
>  	(when notmuch-hello-recent-searches
>  	  (widget-insert "\nRecent searches: ")
> -- 
> 1.7.1
> 
> 


+1

Can't imagine how this has been collecting dust for so long.

Very useful, very concise, and still applies cleanly to HEAD.

Peace

-Pieter

Re: [PATCH 2/2] emacs: notmuch-hello: Add "n" and "p" to mod map

[Pieter Praet]

On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:48:45 +0800, Kan-Ru Chen <kanru@kanru.info> wrote:
> Bind "n" to widget-forward and "p" to widget-backward to unify the
> interface since other notmuch major mode also accept "n" and "p" to
> navigation.
> ---
>  emacs/notmuch-hello.el |    2 ++
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-hello.el b/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
> index 6ef03bb..7def241 100644
> --- a/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
> +++ b/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
> @@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ should be. Returns a cons cell `(tags-per-line width)'."
>      (define-key map "=" 'notmuch-hello-update)
>      (define-key map "G" 'notmuch-hello-poll-and-update)
>      (define-key map (kbd "<C-tab>") 'widget-backward)
> +    (define-key map "n" 'widget-forward)
> +    (define-key map "p" 'widget-backward)
>      (define-key map "m" 'notmuch-mua-mail)
>      (define-key map "s" 'notmuch-hello-goto-search)
>      map)
> -- 
> 1.7.1
> 
> 


Sounds logical in theory, but in practice, you'll soon get stuck
spamming "nnnnnpppnwtf" in the search field.

That, and TAB/S-TAB feels more natural.

Thanks to this patch, however, I did stumble upon a bug:
id:"87ei522v4t.fsf@A7GMS.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me"

Peace

-Pieter

Re: [PATCH 2/2] emacs: notmuch-hello: Add "n" and "p" to mod map

[Xavier Maillard]

Hi Pieter,

On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:26:11 +0200, Pieter Praet <pieter@praet.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:48:45 +0800, Kan-Ru Chen <kanru@kanru.info> wrote:
> > Bind "n" to widget-forward and "p" to widget-backward to unify the
> > interface since other notmuch major mode also accept "n" and "p" to
> > navigation.
> > ---
> >  emacs/notmuch-hello.el |    2 ++
> >  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-hello.el b/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
> > index 6ef03bb..7def241 100644
> > --- a/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
> > +++ b/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
> > @@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ should be. Returns a cons cell `(tags-per-line width)'."
> >      (define-key map "=" 'notmuch-hello-update)
> >      (define-key map "G" 'notmuch-hello-poll-and-update)
> >      (define-key map (kbd "<C-tab>") 'widget-backward)
> > +    (define-key map "n" 'widget-forward)
> > +    (define-key map "p" 'widget-backward)
> >      (define-key map "m" 'notmuch-mua-mail)
> >      (define-key map "s" 'notmuch-hello-goto-search)
> >      map)
> > -- 
> > 1.7.1
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> Sounds logical in theory, but in practice, you'll soon get stuck
> spamming "nnnnnpppnwtf" in the search field.
> 
> That, and TAB/S-TAB feels more natural.

More natural than what exactly ? Anyway, that would not hurt to add 'n'
and 'p' as another way to navigate through widgets in my opinion
(whatsmore that's how customize also works -i.e navigation done both
with TAB/S-TAB and n/p)

/Xavier

Re: [PATCH 2/2] emacs: notmuch-hello: Add "n" and "p" to mod map

[Pieter Praet]

On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:36:45 +0200, Xavier Maillard <xavier@maillard.im> wrote:
> > Sounds logical in theory, but in practice, you'll soon get stuck
> > spamming "nnnnnpppnwtf" in the search field.
> > 
> > That, and TAB/S-TAB feels more natural.
> 
> More natural than what exactly ? [...]

More natural than n/p (as is the subject of the patch), but that's a
matter of opinion.

> [...] Anyway, that would not hurt to add 'n'
> and 'p' as another way to navigate through widgets in my opinion
> (whatsmore that's how customize also works -i.e navigation done both
> with TAB/S-TAB and n/p)
> 
> /Xavier

Again a matter of opinion, but customize isn't exactly a shining example
of a UI, is it ? Not surprising though, considering a general lack of UI
is one of Emacs' most prominent selling points.

And let's face it: Once you get stuck in a text widget, you'll have to
revert to using TAB/S-TAB anyway.

Aside from all that, you're right in that it wouldn't hurt to add them.
Not unless you subscribe to the Suck Less Philosophy [1].


I'd say we've thoroughly established that today's keyword is "opinion",
and I have no reason to disrespect yours, so let's leave it at that :D


Peace

-Pieter


[1] http://suckless.org/manifest/