[Orgmode] Re: Org support for the notmuch mail client

[Matthieu Lemerre]

I should have mentioned that the reason why I wrote it is that I would
very much like to have it included in org-mode, and I'm OK to sign the
copyright papers if necessary.

Regards,
Matthieu


On Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:26:29 +0100, Matthieu Lemerre <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> Hello, org-mode!
> 
> The attached file implements links to mail collections and "searchs" to
> the notmuch mail client. A "search" is a query to be performed by
> notmuch; it is the equivalent to folders in other mail
> clients. Similarly, mails are refered to by a query, so both a link can
> refer to several mails.
> 
> I had read on this list
> (http://www.mail-archive.com/address@hidden/msg28411.html) that
> there already was an implementation of links to notmuch, but it could
> not be implemented because of paperwork problems. I have implemented
> this because I got tired of waiting :)
> 
> I'm new to hacking org-mode, and the implementation might not be
> perfect. I would be happy to receive comments. I already have one
> question: why is it needed to url-encode the links in org mode? For
> instance, I would like to be able to hand-write links like this:
> 
> [[notmuch-search:to:xxx and not from:yyyy]]
> 
> But it only works if I org-link-encode/org-link-decode the link (else,
> the and not .. is completely skipped from the query). Similarly, if I do
> 
> (org-open-link-from-string
> "notmuch:id:\"address@hidden""))
> 
> The last " gets removed in the argument I receive in org-notmuch-open.
> 
> This is a pity because hand-writing url-encoded links is not
> user-friendly.
> 
> 
> PS: could you please Cc me because I am not subscribed to the list.
> 
> Matthieu
> 
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