Change the buffer name to the subject of the thread instead of the thread-id. This is more meaningful to the user, and will make it easier to scroll through numerous open buffers. Note that this patch adds a required `buffer-name' argument to notmuch-show. Signed-off-by: Jesse Rosenthal <jrosenthal@jhu.edu> --- notmuch.el | 24 ++++++++++++++++++------ 1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/notmuch.el b/notmuch.el index 040997e..fbf547e 100644 --- a/notmuch.el +++ b/notmuch.el @@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ All currently available key bindings: (lambda() (hl-line-mode 1) )) -(defun notmuch-show (thread-id &optional parent-buffer query-context) +(defun notmuch-show (thread-id buffer-name &optional parent-buffer query-context) "Run \"notmuch show\" with the given thread ID and display results. The optional PARENT-BUFFER is the notmuch-search buffer from @@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ thread from that buffer can be show when done with this one). The optional QUERY-CONTEXT is a notmuch search term. Only messages from the thread matching this search term are shown if non-nil. " (interactive "sNotmuch show: ") - (let ((buffer (get-buffer-create (concat "*notmuch-show-" thread-id "*")))) + (let ((buffer (get-buffer-create buffer-name))) (switch-to-buffer buffer) (notmuch-show-mode) (set (make-local-variable 'notmuch-show-parent-buffer) parent-buffer) @@ -1063,8 +1063,10 @@ matching this search term are shown if non-nil. " (erase-buffer) (goto-char (point-min)) (save-excursion - (let* ((basic-args (list notmuch-command nil t nil "show" "--entire-thread" thread-id)) - (args (if query-context (append basic-args (list "and (" query-context ")")) basic-args))) + (let* ((basic-args (list notmuch-command nil t nil "show" "--entire-thread" "\'" thread-id)) + (args (if query-context + (append basic-args (list "and (" query-context ")\'")) + (append basic-args (list "\'"))))) (apply 'call-process args) (when (and (eq (buffer-size) 0) query-context) (apply 'call-process basic-args))) @@ -1242,9 +1244,19 @@ Complete list of currently available key bindings: (defun notmuch-search-show-thread () "Display the currently selected thread." (interactive) - (let ((thread-id (notmuch-search-find-thread-id))) + (let ((thread-id (notmuch-search-find-thread-id)) + (subject (notmuch-search-find-subject)) + buffer-name) + (when (string-match "^[ \t]*$" subject) + (setq subject "[No Subject]")) + (setq buffer-name (concat "*" + (truncate-string-to-width subject 32 nil nil t) + "*")) (if (> (length thread-id) 0) - (notmuch-show thread-id (current-buffer) notmuch-search-query-string) + (notmuch-show thread-id + buffer-name + (current-buffer) + notmuch-search-query-string) (error "End of search results")))) (defun notmuch-search-reply-to-thread () -- 1.6.5.3