From: David Edmondson <dme@dme.org>
To: Jameson Graef Rollins <jrollins@finestructure.net>,
notmuch@notmuchmail.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2 v2] emacs: Prefer '[No Subject]' to blank subjects.
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:47:38 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <cunvcnk4d45.fsf@hotblack-desiato.hh.sledj.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87sjiobfu1.fsf@servo.finestructure.net>
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On Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:07:02 -0800, Jameson Graef Rollins <jrollins@finestructure.net> wrote:
> Sorry to be so late on this, but I'm not a big fan of this new feature.
> I would prefer to always see the subject (or any other field for that
> matter) as is.
The Emacs UI always replaced blank subjects with '[No Subject]' in
buffer names. The printing code also needed something other than a blank
subject for buffer renaming.
> As a principle I would prefer there not be text replacements unless it's
> very clear that text has been replaced. Buttons work because it's clear
> they're buttons. This is not the case here, though, since this text
> replacement could actually be confused with real text.
>
> It's also not clear to me why this feature would be needed. I have
> never found blank subjects confusing. The field is always clearly
> delineated, at least in search and show mode. If it's not clear
> elsewhere, maybe we can make the delineation of the subject field
> clearer, but leave the actual subject text string alone.
>
> If some feel this feature is really needed we should at least have a
> customization variable. notmuch-unblank-subject? I don't have any good
> name suggestions, though.
Updating `notmuch-prettify-subject' to use a user configurable string
(that can be set to the empty string) sounds like a good idea. Please
ensure that the various other bits of code that require something other
than a blank subject still work properly.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-02-06 7:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-01-25 13:08 [PATCH 0/3] minor cleanup and improvements David Edmondson
2012-01-25 13:08 ` [PATCH 1/3] emacs: Stop the `truncate-string-to-width' madness David Edmondson
2012-01-25 13:08 ` [PATCH 2/3] emacs: Don't mark messages as "unsaved" when printing David Edmondson
2012-01-25 13:08 ` [PATCH 3/3] emacs: Prefer '[No Subject]' to blank subjects David Edmondson
2012-01-25 13:13 ` David Edmondson
2012-01-25 13:48 ` [PATCH 0/3 v2] minor cleanup and improvements David Edmondson
2012-01-25 13:48 ` [PATCH 1/3] emacs: Stop the `truncate-string-to-width' madness David Edmondson
2012-01-28 5:09 ` Austin Clements
2012-01-30 9:16 ` David Edmondson
2012-01-25 13:48 ` [PATCH 2/3] emacs: Don't mark messages as "unsaved" when printing David Edmondson
2012-01-27 12:04 ` David Bremner
2012-01-27 12:05 ` David Bremner
2012-01-25 13:48 ` [PATCH 3/3] emacs: Prefer '[No Subject]' to blank subjects David Edmondson
[not found] ` <874nvh5tro.fsf@qmul.ac.uk>
2012-01-27 10:28 ` David Edmondson
2012-01-27 13:31 ` Mark Walters
2012-01-27 13:39 ` David Edmondson
2012-01-27 10:32 ` Mark Walters
2012-01-28 5:22 ` Austin Clements
2012-01-27 9:26 ` [PATCH 0/3 v2] minor cleanup and improvements David Edmondson
2012-01-30 10:15 ` [PATCH 0/2 " David Edmondson
2012-01-30 10:16 ` [PATCH 1/2 v2] emacs: Stop the `truncate-string-to-width' madness David Edmondson
2012-01-30 23:46 ` Austin Clements
2012-01-31 6:15 ` David Edmondson
2012-01-30 10:16 ` [PATCH 2/2 v2] emacs: Prefer '[No Subject]' to blank subjects David Edmondson
2012-01-30 23:48 ` Austin Clements
2012-02-06 7:07 ` Jameson Graef Rollins
2012-02-06 7:47 ` David Edmondson [this message]
2012-02-06 8:06 ` Jameson Graef Rollins
2012-02-06 8:56 ` David Edmondson
2012-02-06 19:19 ` Jameson Graef Rollins
2012-02-06 19:34 ` David Edmondson
2012-02-06 19:50 ` Antoine Beaupré
2012-02-28 1:52 ` David Bremner
2012-01-30 10:18 ` [PATCH 0/2 v2] minor cleanup and improvements David Edmondson
2012-02-04 12:39 ` David Bremner
2012-02-06 21:30 ` [PATCH] emacs: Leave blank subjects alone by default David Edmondson
2012-02-12 20:51 ` Jameson Graef Rollins
2012-02-06 22:48 ` [PATCH v2] " David Edmondson
2012-02-12 8:52 ` Mark Walters
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