Re: [emacs] thread view is showing all messages

Subject: Re: [emacs] thread view is showing all messages

Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 07:02:21 -0400

To: Mark Walters, notmuch@notmuchmail.org

Cc:

From: David Bremner


Mark Walters <markwalters1009@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi
>
>>> --------------------------------------
>>> By default, various components of email messages, (citations,
>>> signatures, already-read messages),  are hidden.
>>> --------------------------------------
>
> I wonder if this text should be changed -- I am not sure what is meant
> by already-read messages (maybe completely cited messages?) but it does
> seem misleading. Having said that, I don't have a good suggestion -- the
> best I can come up with is "quoted messages"
>
> Interestingly the wording above dates back to 2009 so maybe it isn't
> that big a problem.

I'd guess quoted messages also.

But this discussion mainly seemed to me like something where having an
actual manual (and installing it) would help. Doc strings are not really
ideal for getting started.

d

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