introduced option global.editor_in_thread

if set to True, alot will call your editor in a separate thread,
making the ui non-blocking in case your editor uses its own x11 window.

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/alot/commands/globals.py b/alot/commands/globals.py
index 4d825b78..807bee69 100644
--- a/alot/commands/globals.py
+++ b/alot/commands/globals.py
@@ -167,16 +167,20 @@ class ExternalCommand(Command):
 #)
 class EditCommand(ExternalCommand):
     """opens editor"""
-    def __init__(self, path, spawn=None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, path, spawn=None, thread=None, **kwargs):
         self.path = path
         if spawn != None:
             self.spawn = spawn
         else:
             self.spawn = settings.config.getboolean('general', 'spawn_editor')
+        if thread != None:
+            self.thread = thread
+        else:
+            self.thread = settings.config.getboolean('general', 'editor_in_thread')
         editor_cmd = settings.config.get('general', 'editor_cmd')
 
         ExternalCommand.__init__(self, editor_cmd, path=self.path,
-                                 spawn=self.spawn, thread=self.spawn,
+                                 spawn=self.spawn, thread=self.thread,
                                  **kwargs)
 
 
diff --git a/alot/defaults/alot.rc b/alot/defaults/alot.rc
index 9fb80449..956e0409 100644
--- a/alot/defaults/alot.rc
+++ b/alot/defaults/alot.rc
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ show_statusbar = True
 # use terminal_command to spawn a new terminal for the editor?
 spawn_editor = False
 
+# call editor in separate thread.
+# in case your editor doesn't run in the same window as alot, setting true here
+# will make alot non-blocking during edits
+editor_in_thread = False
+
 # set terminal for asynchronous editing
 terminal_cmd = x-terminal-emulator -e