Re: [O] email ui choices?

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Rasmus <address@hidden> writes:

> Eric Abrahamsen <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Rasmus <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> Eric Abrahamsen <address@hidden> writes:
>>>
>>>> But how does this handle composing new blank messages?
>>>
>>> When composing a new message it checks conditions (the first entry in a
>>> list).  So in your gnus buffer you can put your cursor on the mail group
>>> you want to send from and it'll pick up the appropriate profile.
>>>
>>> Though personally I typically change the profile with
>>> `rasmus/message-change-posting-style' after starting a new message buffer
>>> (see below).  Sort of like how "Gnus Alias" but for posting-styles.
>>
>> Ah, that's what I thought -- I really don't like having to go to a group
>> to compose a message of a certain type. I should probably just start
>> using gnus alias...
>
> I found GA not to be as "stable" as gnus-posting-style.  With the latter,
> I always have the right reply address.  Gnus alias was somehow worse at
> guessing this, though I don't remember the details any longer.
>
> In my setup I can change the From-profile via C-c p, much like GA.  I
> dream of adding such functionality to Gnus-proper one day (maybe after you
> replaced nnoo with eieio :).

Let's neither of us hold our breath on that one :)

But yes, it has always seemed to me like there was something missing in
Gnus proper here...