{"id":6942,"date":"2018-02-06T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irreal.org\/blog\/?p=6942"},"modified":"2018-02-06T11:59:54","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T16:59:54","slug":"mu-1-0-problem-solved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irreal.org\/blog\/?p=6942","title":{"rendered":"Mu 1.0 Problem Solved"},"content":{"rendered":"

In yesterday’s post<\/a>, I wrote that I had installed the new version of mu\/mu4e but that the inbox and searches were showing some deleted messages as well as the ones I was looking for. I was gearing up to dive into the code when I noticed that the “extra” messages appeared to be from the same threads as the unread ones. Once I realized that, it was easy to figure out what was going on. A little RTFM brought me to \u00a77.4.3 of the user manual<\/a> where I learned about the option mu4e-headers-include-related<\/code> that controls whether related messages (those from the same thread) are also shown. Apparently the default value was changed from nil<\/code> to t<\/code> in version 1.0. <\/p>\n

I can see where that might be a useful default for some workflows but it’s a disaster for mine. After a bit of thought, I realized that that’s because I get three types of email messages: <\/p>\n

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  1. Those from the clueful who use the interleaved posting style;<\/li>\n
  2. Those from the non-clueful who reply at the top and let their MUA add the original email at the bottom;<\/li>\n
  3. Emails from mailing lists.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The first two types always provide any missing context so I don’t need to worry about threads and I always the delete the third after reading them\u2014they’re in the list archives if I need them\u2014so most of the thread comprises deleted emails. That’s why I was seeing a bunch of deleted emails in my inbox. They were from the thread of the current email from a mailing list. <\/p>\n

    Now that I know the option exists, I can see where I might occasionally find it useful. Happily, the developers have me covered. All I need do is type W<\/kbd> in the headers view to toggle it on or off. <\/p>\n

    One final note: if you like the option and leave it on you should use ]<\/kbd> and [<\/kbd> to move to the next and previous unread<\/i> message rather than n<\/kbd> and p<\/kbd>. There’s all sorts of useful keybindings for the headers view<\/a> that you’ve probably forgotten about since you first skimmed the manual. It’s worth taking another look at them. <\/p>\n

    So the TL;DR is that the “problem” was indeed as configuration issue and after the appropriate adjustment I’m back to enjoying mu4e just as I always have. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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