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From: argv%turnpike@Sun.COM (Dan Heller)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.mush
Subject: Re: mushtool bugs and patches (long)
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Date: 21 Nov 89 20:56:00 GMT
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> } The third problem causes the "f" or "r" flags to be set on a piece of mail
> } if you start to reply to or forward this piece of mail and then abort before
> } actually sending the the mail.  This patch is a bit ugly.
> All the code for sending mail in 7.0.0.0 toolmode is more than a bit ugly,
> and has completely changed.  I *know* this patch won't work on the latest
> mail.c, but I'll keep the bug report in case it's still a problem.

Currently, this won't work anyway because of the event-driven nature of
the toolmode.  For example, you can reply to a message and then resort
everything using the "sort" menu.  If you successfully send the message,
you could potentially mark the wrong message as being replied to.

Further, the is going to be a facility for multiple compositions.
This means that you could reply to the same message in different
windows, abort one message, but complete the other.  Again, the
event-driven nature interferes.  Someday, this will be fixed correctly.

> } I have also noticed some problems with the function keys.
> } 	The function keys only work in certain windows.
> The function keys are going away altogether as I understand it.
All of the reasons bart mentioned for function keys going away are true.
But the function keys profice a nice way to "accelerate" actions within
the window.  As a replacement (someday), there is going to be a "command"
window similar to dbxtool, maybe.  That is, you will be able to enter
mush commands directly from a special window or prompt.

dan