On Sat,01.Aug.09, 16:06:08, Chris Jones wrote: > > http://does-not-exist.org/mail-archives/mutt-users/msg14344.html > > The mutt-user archive seems to be broken - if you display this message > and try to display the thread index, it does display an index but there > is no trace of this particular thread, which makes the ensuing > discussion difficult to follow.. You can use the "Next by thread" link. > So, I'm not sure I understand the solution & how it improves on: > > → :sh while composing in vim > → start new instance of mutt > → do what you have to do - e.g. copy parts of messages > → 'q'+'Ctrl-D' to return to composing The proposed solution involves the script[1]: ,----[ external-reply.sh ] | #!/bin/sh | DRAFT="$1" | cp "$DRAFT" "$DRAFT.tmp" | ( | xterm -e "exec mutt -H \"$DRAFT.tmp\"" | sleep 1 | rm -f "$DRAFT.tmp" | ) & | | exit 0 `---- which you set as your editor (set editor="external-reply.sh"). Now whenever you compose a message it opens in a new xterm and you can use the first mutt to do whatever you want. The only trouble with it is that the second mutt prompts for "To:" and "Subject:". There's a hint in the thread about using a macro to work around it, but I don't have any idea where to start. [1] In order to debianize "xterm -e" should be replaced with "x-terminal-emulator -e sh -c". Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein)
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