Re: [VM] visit specific imap-folder

[Uday Reddy]

On 4/25/2011 8:13 AM, Salome Södergran wrote:

> How do I have to change the code below to get a function that will
> make vm visit the inbox of my imap-account? (Whereas "myimap" is the
> shortname for the connection to my imap-account, stored in an
> encrypted authinfo.pgp-file. M-x vm-visit-imap-folder myimap:inbox
> works just fine.)
>
> (defvar vm-myiamp "myimap:inbox")
> (defun vm-visit-myimap ()
>    (interactive)
>    (vm-visit-imap-folder vm-myimap))

The short name of IMAP accounts is only available for the interactive 
user interface.  When you call vm-visit-imap-folder from a program, you 
need to specify the full IMAP maildrop specification of the folder.

(That is how the function was defined originally, and it can't be 
changed without breaking the existing code.  I have added the short 
names for interactive use.  The situation is still not entirely ideal. 
I intend to move to the URL notation for a future version of VM.)

On another note, I personally don't like using up valuable key-bindings 
for commands that I use only occasionally.  Rather, I define short 
command names, e.g.,

  (defalias 'imap 'vm-visit-imap-folder)
  (defalias 'pop 'vm-visit-pop-folder)
  (defalias 'folder 'vm-visit-folder)
  (defalias 'virtual 'vm-visit-virtual-folder)

Then I just have to type `M-x imap' to visit an IMAP folder.

You might also try using the menubar, which not only lists these 
commands, but also the folders visited during the current session so 
that you can easily go back to them.

Cheers,
Uday