scs@vax3.iti.org (Steve Simmons) (04/06/89)
In article <4941@pbhyf.PacBell.COM> rob@PacBell.COM (Rob Bernardo) writes: >At first glance adding 'a' as a "post-pager" mode command looks >like it shouldn't be a problem. > >Elm being a MUA that babysits you, I wonder if allowing 'c' >in "post-pager" mode would be good. If you have ask=ON in your >elmrc, you really won't know whether the messages you have marked >for deletion are the ones you really want deleted, since you >can't see the index screen with those D's. Perhaps the availability >of the 'c' command in "post-pager" mode could be tied to > 1. user level > 2. whether or not ask=ON > 3. whether or not there are any messages to be deleted. > >or some combination thereof. This seems far and away the best choice -- let experts do 'risky' things, and keep the naive user safe. As long as we're talking about the commands that would be nice to have work in post-pager mode, I'd like: J,K (in addition to j,k) $ (yes! and it should throw you back to menu mode when done) o x Maybe I'm just greedy, but I want them all... :-) Is this a radical change in the elm structure (ie, are they separate command processors) or are we actually reducing complexity by this change? Steve Simmons Just another midwestern boy scs@vax3.iti.org -- or -- ...!sharkey!itivax!scs "Hey...you *can* get here from here!"
jbayer@ispi.UUCP (Jonathan Bayer) (04/06/89)
In article <929@itivax.iti.org> scs@vax3.iti.org (Steve Simmons) writes: [deleted] >things, and keep the naive user safe. As long as we're talking about >the commands that would be nice to have work in post-pager mode, I'd >like: > J,K (in addition to j,k) ^^^ Already in 2.2 > o ^ for what? > x ^ Also in 2.2 JB -- Jonathan Bayer Beware: The light at the end of the Intelligent Software Products, Inc. tunnel may be an oncoming dragon 19 Virginia Ave. ...uunet!ispi!jbayer Rockville Centre, NY 11570 (516) 766-2867 jbayer@ispi.UUCP
scs@vax3.iti.org (Steve Simmons) (04/07/89)
In article <579@ispi.UUCP> jbayer@ispi.UUCP (Jonathan Bayer) writes: >In article <929@itivax.iti.org> scs@vax3.iti.org (Steve Simmons) writes: > [deleted] >>things, and keep the naive user safe. As long as we're talking about >>the commands that would be nice to have work in post-pager mode, I'd >>like: >> o > ^ >for what? To go directly to the options menu. Say I'm reading a message, want to print it in a funky format (ie, other than my default). Currently I have to go back to main menu, then to options menu, then to main, then print. Four steps, three of which involve redoing the entire screen. If I could do 'o' from post-page, it'd be two. Steve Simmons Just another midwestern boy scs@vax3.iti.org -- or -- ...!sharkey!itivax!scs "Hey...you *can* get here from here!"