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Subject: Elm bug report
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Date: Thu, 7-May-87 22:31:37 EDT
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Posted: Thu May  7 22:31:37 1987
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Bugs I've run across, but not yet fixed. Anyone out there fixed these already?

	1. In Expert mode, if there are 15 (or more) messages on a 24-line
	   screen, the "Command: " prompt sometimes gets put on the wrong
	   screen line (one up from where it belongs).

	2. If you use the "O"ptions command to change the S)ort order to
	   "Message Status (tagged through deleted)" and then save the
	   options-- you will get the message "unknown sort order - status".

	3. The two-line (default) message headers are preceeded by a ^M,
	   according to my pager (less). Looks cruddy (I turned 'em off, but I
	   kinda liked the info they provided).

And a couple of (desirable) enhancements:

	A. Would like a sort order of:
	   	1. Urgent, sorted by date sent
	   	2. New, sorted by date sent
	   	3. Tagged
	   	4. Old
	   	5. Deleted

	B. Would like screen to automagically refresh upon return from BSD ^Z.
	   (Thanks for the code that fixed the RAW mode problems.)

	C. Would like to have aliases expanded within "edit headers"
	   sub-section. 

	D. Elm should unlink() the temp files that the user's editor may have
	   created (esp. CCA/GNU emacs & jove). Guess it would just need to
	   unlink /tmp/snd.XXXX~ and /tmp/#snd.XXXX (and /tmp/snd.XXXX,*).
	   Probably just as well to just unlink /tmp/*snd.XXXX* after sending
	   the mail.

	E. Full "ADVANCED" FORMS handling, anyone?

	F. `answer' could be screen-oriented, with prompts for useful info:

	   	WHILE YOU WERE OUT

	   To:

	   From:
	   Of:
	   Phone:
	   
	   Called-At: DATE/TIME(provided)
	   Subject:

	   Action:	Call Back:	Will Call Again:	Urgent: (etc)


	G. `answer'/aliases should provide a means for users to "register" as
	   wanting electronic or paper WYWO messages ("answer joe"; "Joe not
	   in answer database- please use paper WYWO"). Would allow for those
	   (stubborn) users who read their mail less frequently than they pass
	   the receiptionists desk (especially if the receptionist is
	   attractive ;-)

I may or may not get around to any of these, but I figure making them public
might spur interest out there in Elms-ville.

	All assistance Appreciated!
	
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