Re: mm-default-directory not honoured

[Adrian Lanz <lanz@wsl.ch>]

>>>>> On Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:33:53 +0200
>>>>> "LMI" == Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

    LMI> Adrian Lanz <lanz@wsl.ch> writes:
    >> Afterwards in line
    >> 
    >> (setq mm-default-directory (file-name-directory file))
    >> 
    >> (file-name-directory file) returns nil and mm-default-directory
    >> is set to nil. Does it really work for you as expected?

    LMI> Ah, right.  So it works the first time, but not the second.
    LMI> I've now fixed this.
    

Works, I confirme. Many thanks.

    >> BTW, now that I have a look into this code: as a user I never
    >> liked the effect of this line (setq mm-default-directory
    >> (file-name-directory file)).

    LMI> Yeah, it does seem a bit annoying.  But, on the other hand, if
    LMI> you're saving five attachments and want them all to go to the
    LMI> same directory, it's quite convenient.  So I don't know...
    

Yes. I see the point. It depends how (most) people are handling mail
attachements.

I keep all attachments in a single directory: for me, it is a quick and
dirty export of the files while going throug my new mail. BTW a new
feature for the wishlist: I would even like, I think, Gnus providing an
(optional) mechanism, which would automatically extract mail attachments
(by type?) from all new mail messages (incoming mails or, better, while
reading an unread message?).


Afterwards I filter (copy/move) documents (attachments) by hand into
thematic directories (projects). Of course, one could imagine a
splitting of mail attachments into directories the Gnus (magic) way,
like it's done with mail messages (based on mail headers). But this
might be a little bit exagerated? Any need for that? (I vote for it,
without high priority.)

Best, Adrian.