On Tue, Sep 08 2015, David Edmondson <dme@dme.org> wrote: > On Tue, Sep 08 2015, Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net> wrote: >>> More seriously, we could use the indentation space for a similar >>> indicator, which would allow us some room at an appropriate depth for >>> each message (but not each part (in the default configuration)). >> >> hm, but couldn't the indentation space be spoofed by a well-crafted >> message? that is: a non-indented message will consume space up to (but >> not including) the fringe. so a well-crafted message could be made to >> *look* like an indented message, including whatever is comparable to the >> chrome/UI elements we would use for an actual signed message. > > Yes, I guess that is possible at some level. > > The fringe is a bitmap - we could use the leftmost vertical line of it > for the outermost component, next line for the next component, ... > > Or perhaps use images: > - all levels of the message at this line are "good", > - some of the levels of the message at this line are "good". > > Or maybe display a QR code in the fringe, and you point your phone at it > to find out what is going on? QR-code does not fit into my 1-pixel-wide fringes, but barcode perhaps ;) > >> I think it is also acceptable to just punt at some level -- we can say >> "notmuch-emacs will indicate the outermost signed message part in the >> fringe; it will not indicate nested signed messages in the fringe". >> this is still an improvement from the status quo. > _______________________________________________ > notmuch mailing list > notmuch@notmuchmail.org > http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch