[neomutt-users] Jumping Message Selection

[Jon Fineman]

I don't use those features, but it does sound similar.

I should have added that I am using maildir and
set sidebar_visible = yes
set sidebar_new_mail_only = no
set mail_check_stats = yes
set mail_check_stats_interval = 30

I was thinking the mail_check_stats might be influencing this, since 
it will update the view automatically, but turning mail_check_stats 
off hides my sidebar.

Thanks.

Jon


On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 09:34:07AM -0600, Eric Blake wrote:
>On Tue, Nov 09, 2021 at 08:47:06PM -0500, Jon Fineman wrote:
>> I am using NeoMutt version 20211029 on OpenBSD 7.0-current (GENERIC.MP) #69.
>>
>> A behavior I have been noticing (it started in past releases) is when new
>> messages come into a folder while you are viewing a message is when you go
>> to delete the message, the status line will change from the message you were
>> viewing to another message in the folder. I.e. the pointer changes out from
>> under you and you end up deleting the wrong message.
>>
>> The couple of times I have payed attention is the cursor doesn't jump to the
>> new message, but to the next non deleted one.
>>
>> I haven't been able to replicate the problem by sending new emails to the
>> folder. It appears to be based on the time spent viewing a message.
>>
>> Any thoughts on how I might gather more info for this? Or has this already
>> been reported?
>
>I think this is already reported; it sounds similar to the effects observed in
>https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/issues/2981
>
>At any rate, I've been noticing erratic message jumping for a while,
>and like you, have had instances where the wrong message gets deleted
>if I'm not careful to where a random jump landed me when new mail
>arrived while I was in the pager.
>
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