Re: [PATCH v5 3/3] emacs: Bind filter in search to 'l'

[Mark Walters <markwalters1009@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 09 Feb 2016, David Edmondson <dme@dme.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 13 2015, Mark Walters wrote:
>> Change the key binding for filter (or "limit") in search-mode. This
>> gives consistency with the new filter in show-mode, and frees 'f' for
>> forward-thread in the future.
>
> Is there a conclusion on this change? The patch itself seems obviously
> fine from a code perspective, at issue is more whether it's acceptable
> to change the key binding.
>
> The equivalent binding in notmuch-show mode is already "l", and I think
> that it makes sense to be consistent (i.e. the change should be
> applied).

I broadly agree, particularly as it will free up f for forwarding a
thread in search view (which is easy to do on top of
id:1454931262-21362-1-git-send-email-dme@dme.org).

It will be annoying in the short term to learn the change, but I don't
see a way round that.

Best wishes

Mark




>
>> ---
>>  emacs/notmuch.el | 4 ++--
>>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/emacs/notmuch.el b/emacs/notmuch.el
>> index 6564816..06e3b94 100644
>> --- a/emacs/notmuch.el
>> +++ b/emacs/notmuch.el
>> @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ (defvar notmuch-search-mode-map
>>      (define-key map "o" 'notmuch-search-toggle-order)
>>      (define-key map "c" 'notmuch-search-stash-map)
>>      (define-key map "t" 'notmuch-search-filter-by-tag)
>> -    (define-key map "f" 'notmuch-search-filter)
>> +    (define-key map "l" 'notmuch-search-filter)
>>      (define-key map [mouse-1] 'notmuch-search-show-thread)
>>      (define-key map "*" 'notmuch-search-tag-all)
>>      (define-key map "a" 'notmuch-search-archive-thread)
>> @@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ (defun notmuch-search-toggle-order ()
>>    (notmuch-search-refresh-view))
>>  
>>  (defun notmuch-search-filter (query)
>> -  "Filter the current search results based on an additional query string.
>> +  "Filter or LIMIT the current search results based on an additional query string.
>>  
>>  Runs a new search matching only messages that match both the
>>  current search results AND the additional query string provided."
>> -- 
>> 2.1.4