From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B7CF431FAF for ; Sun, 5 Feb 2012 23:47:49 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.7 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.7 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7] autolearn=disabled Received: from olra.theworths.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (olra.theworths.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id qHO5ktjqSUxz for ; Sun, 5 Feb 2012 23:47:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail-ww0-f45.google.com (mail-ww0-f45.google.com [74.125.82.45]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 54A16431FAE for ; Sun, 5 Feb 2012 23:47:48 -0800 (PST) Received: by wgbdt12 with SMTP id dt12so5164430wgb.2 for ; Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:47:45 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.180.93.132 with SMTP id cu4mr11237232wib.9.1328514465744; Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:47:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotblack-desiato.hh.sledj.net (host81-149-164-25.in-addr.btopenworld.com. [81.149.164.25]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id j16sm43906178wie.4.2012.02.05.23.47.43 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:47:44 -0800 (PST) Received: by hotblack-desiato.hh.sledj.net (Postfix, from userid 30000) id A3D47A0484; Mon, 6 Feb 2012 07:47:41 +0000 (GMT) To: Jameson Graef Rollins , notmuch@notmuchmail.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2 v2] emacs: Prefer '[No Subject]' to blank subjects. In-Reply-To: <87sjiobfu1.fsf@servo.finestructure.net> References: <1327496913-4946-1-git-send-email-dme@dme.org> <1327918561-16245-1-git-send-email-dme@dme.org> <1327918561-16245-3-git-send-email-dme@dme.org> <87sjiobfu1.fsf@servo.finestructure.net> User-Agent: Notmuch/0.11.1+152~g2c6710e (http://notmuchmail.org) Emacs/24.0.92.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) From: David Edmondson Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:47:38 +0000 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQnHMw1Y7jwVgH2JwT8qzJgxN80a/f61AgbBZXLfkK08uMzVQAzuwCdcVE0D5r8m2ca6cNR4 X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 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, 06 Feb 2012 07:47:49 -0000 --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:07:02 -0800, Jameson Graef Rollins 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. >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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. --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iEUEARECAAYFAk8vhZoACgkQaezQq/BJZRarMgCYrFque60z5T2myWwEd/Emj1Yh 5QCePKwlzHTZyk9mQ5KiwmdmDvxbprk= =mPKI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--