optional linewise focussing in thread mode

This introduces a new config option 'thread_focus_linewise',
(defaults to True), which determines if the message texts are
split into individually focussable lines in thread mode.

fixes #645

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/alot/widgets/thread.py b/alot/widgets/thread.py
index 70e7c840..1635d52d 100644
--- a/alot/widgets/thread.py
+++ b/alot/widgets/thread.py
@@ -94,8 +94,14 @@ class TextlinesList(SimpleTree):
         for each line in content.
         """
         structure = []
-        for line in content.splitlines():
-            structure.append((FocusableText(line, attr, attr_focus), None))
+
+        # depending on this config setting, we either add individual lines
+        # or the complete context as focusable objects.
+        if settings.get('thread_focus_linewise'):
+            for line in content.splitlines():
+                structure.append((FocusableText(line, attr, attr_focus), None))
+        else:
+            structure.append((FocusableText(content, attr, attr_focus), None))
         SimpleTree.__init__(self, structure)