Subject: Feature suggestion for Pine: macros

From: Don Loflin <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 11:13:01 -0500

Here's a feature I think would be of wonderful benefit in Pine: keystroke
macros.  Basically, the same thing as the initial-keystroke string that
can be given with -i or in pine setup (so, the code's already there for
implementing that part), but have a particular string associated with a
key sequence, maybe a function key, or even just a particular
command - eg "macro <macroname>" - where 'macro' would me some
currently-unused key sequence (say, '@' "#" or 'k' for <k>eystroke macro). 
Same UI as file save & such - ^T could bring up a list of macros, etc.

Having macros in pine would allow built-in mail filtering...Pine already
has excellent selection capabilities; but it gets tiring to constantly hit
';,t,t,i,m,a,p,CR,a,s,i,m,a,p,-,l,i,s,t,CR' just to save (for instance) my
imap list email (not to mention the extra keys for grabbing the Cc:'d imap
mail).  Sure, there's procmail and filter, but I don't want to have to
process my mail with more than one program - I *like* Pine's handling of
things, and besides, my mail server is a dedicated IMAP/POP server.  I
want to leave unread messages there until I'm ready for them...so
downloading via popclient and then running procmail won't work for me. 
Now, give me a procmail that does IMAP and I'll be happy.  Or Pine
macros... 

Anyway, there are no doubt many other uses for something like macros
besides filtering that I haven't thought of - but that's what I'd want 'em
for. 

Oh, another nice thing to have would be a text-selection field of "To and
CC" or perhaps "all headers" (ie not including the message body). 

Don Loflin
UT Austin
[email-masked]

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From: Mike Brudenell <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 10:05:37 +0100 (BST)

Personally I'm not terribly fussed over having macros (thelongest I type
is "; S N $ O ^W ^Y" which is manageable)

HOWEVER, having a text selection option of "To: & Cc:" would indeed indeed
be excellent...

I have given up trying to select and zoom onto messages from a particular
mailing list because it is just to long to do the double selection needed
to search first the "To:" field and then the "Cc:" field.

Cheers,

Mike Brudenell                                         <[email-masked]>
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