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@@ -114,52 +114,47 @@ buffer."
(if (not (re-search-forward notmuch-show-message-begin-regexp nil t))
(goto-char (point-max))))))
+(defun notmuch-show-move-to-current-message-summary-line ()
+ "Move to the beginning of the one-line summary of the current message.
+
+This gives us a stable place to move to and work from since the
+summary line is always visible. This is important since moving to
+an invisible location is unreliable, (the main command loop moves
+point either forward or backward to the next visible character
+when a command ends with point on an invisible character).
+
+Emits an error if point is not within a valid message, (that is
+not pattern of `notmuch-show-message-begin-regexp' could be found
+by searching backward)."
+ (beginning-of-line)
+ (if (not (looking-at notmuch-show-message-begin-regexp))
+ (if (re-search-backward notmuch-show-message-begin-regexp nil t)
+ (forward-line 2)
+ (error "Not within a valid message."))
+ (forward-line 2)))
+
(defun notmuch-show-next-message ()
- "Advance point to the beginning of the next message in the buffer.
+ "Advance to the beginning of the next message in the buffer.
-Does nothing if already on the last message."
+Moves to the beginning of the current message if already on the
+last message in the buffer."
(interactive)
- ; First, ensure we get off the current message marker
- (if (not (eobp))
- (forward-char))
+ (notmuch-show-move-to-current-message-summary-line)
(re-search-forward notmuch-show-message-begin-regexp nil t)
- ; This dance might look pointless, but it's important. I originally
- ; just had (beginning-of-line) here which looked right on the
- ; display but actually put point all the way back to the first
- ; character of the first invisible line. That is, it put point into
- ; the closing markers of the previous message rather than at the
- ; beginning of the current message. And that in turn meant that
- ; looking up the current message-ID would actually return the
- ; previous message ID.
- ;
- ; So this dance ensures that we're actually on the current message
- ; when it looks like we are.
- (end-of-visible-line)
- (beginning-of-line)
+ (notmuch-show-move-to-current-message-summary-line)
(recenter 0))
(defun notmuch-show-previous-message ()
"Backup to the beginning of the previous message in the buffer.
-Does nothing if already on the first message in the buffer."
+Moves to the beginning of the current message if already on the
+first message in the buffer."
(interactive)
- ; First, ensure we get off the current message marker
- (if (not (bobp))
- (previous-line))
+ (notmuch-show-move-to-current-message-summary-line)
+ ; Go backward twice to skip the current message's marker
(re-search-backward notmuch-show-message-begin-regexp nil t)
- ; This dance might look pointless, but it's important. I originally
- ; just had (beginning-of-line) here which looked right on the
- ; display but actually put point all the way back to the first
- ; character of the first invisible line. That is, it put point into
- ; the closing markers of the previous message rather than at the
- ; beginning of the current message. And that in turn meant that
- ; looking up the current message-ID would actually return the
- ; previous message ID.
- ;
- ; So this dance ensures that we're actually on the current message
- ; when it looks like we are.
- (end-of-visible-line)
- (beginning-of-line)
+ (re-search-backward notmuch-show-message-begin-regexp nil t)
+ (notmuch-show-move-to-current-message-summary-line)
(recenter 0))
(defun notmuch-show-mark-read-then-next-message ()