GNU bug report logs - #9964
23.3; Rmail is no longer able to display a summary buffer with no messages

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: mark.lillibridge <at> hp.com

Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 04:43:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 10041

Found in version 23.3

Fixed in version 24.0.92

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

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bug#9964; Package emacs. (Sun, 06 Nov 2011 04:43:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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From: Mark Lillibridge <mark.lillibridge <at> hp.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.3;
	Rmail is no longer able to display a summary buffer with no messages
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:39:53 -0700

    This is easy reproduce; just start Rmail on an empty file and hit
'h'.  Likewise, C-M-t on a nonempty Rmail file with a pattern that
matches no messages.

    Among other things, this breaks workflow in some cases.  For
example, if you have an rmail-buffer and its summary open, the later
window with focus, and are searching for messages, if you accidentally
pick a pattern with no matches, your summary buffer goes away and you
are left in a non-rmail-buffer which prevents you from just trying a
different pattern.

It also breaks the effect of:

(defcustom rmail-display-summary nil
  "If non-nil, Rmail always displays the summary buffer."
  :group 'rmail-summary
  :type 'boolean)


    I tried commenting out the code that checks for new messages, but
other things broke so more than a four-line patch will be required.  :-(

- Mark
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From: Mark Lillibridge <mark.lillibridge <at> hp.com>
To: 9964 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Note: once this bug is fixed, remove the workaround patch for
	bug #10041 which is caused by this bug
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:53:47 -0800
Reply sent to Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>:
You have taken responsibility. (Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:46:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Notification sent to mark.lillibridge <at> hp.com:
bug acknowledged by developer. (Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:46:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 9964-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9964: 23.3;
	Rmail is no longer able to display a summary buffer with no messages
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:45:17 -0500

Version: 24.0.92

Thanks; fixed.
Forcibly Merged 9964 10041. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:03:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:24:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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