Mark all read

[sabof]

Perhaps this functionality already exists, but here is a small addition.

(defun mu4e-headers-mark-all-unread-read ()
  "Put a ! \(read) mark on all visible unread messages"
  (interactive)
  (mu4e-headers-mark-for-each-if
   (cons 'read nil)
   (lambda (msg param)
     (memq 'unread (mu4e-msg-field msg :flags)))))

(defun mu4e-headers-flag-all-read ()
  "Flag all visible messages as \"read\""
  (interactive)
  (mu4e-headers-mark-all-unread-read)
  (mu4e-mark-execute-all t))

[sfischme]

I don't have mu4e~headers-mark-for-each-if in the latest git version. It would be nice to have mu4e-flag-all-read.

[djcb]

There's mu4e-headers-mark-for-each-if now (instead of mu4e~headers-mark-for-each-if, which should allow you to accomplish this. Could you redefine your function with that?

[sfischme]

It's working with mu4e-headers-mark-for-each-if. The mu4e-flag-all-read is quite a useful feature.

[djcb]

Okay, I'm adding mu4e-contrib.el for these kind of user-provided functions. @sabof: could you make a version with
mu4e-headers-mark-for-each-if, and add a docstring? Thanks.

[sabof]

@djcb I've updated the original post. Docstrings like what? Functions' names with dashes replaced by spaces?

[djcb]

Thanks! Regarding the docstring -- it would be nice to have a little description of what the function does, in what context etc.; like all other functions :-)

[sabof]

I've added short comments.

[djcb]

I have added this now -- thanks!

[ahyatt]

I may be a bit confused, but I don't see any evidence that it is possible to mark everything as read in mu4e. Should this be re-opened?

[gaydenko]

@ahyatt , I would select all unread headers and then:

• select all headers: C-x h
• mark all for deferred actions: *
• resolve deferred actions: #
• mark as read: !

[ahyatt]

Thanks, I'm sure that will work, but I'd really like this to be a shorter
operation by default. In gnus, for example, you just have to press "c",
which will mark everything read and exit. It makes reading your mail very
quick. Mu4e doesn't have to be exactly like that, but hopefully can be
less than a 4-step process.

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@ahyatt https://github.com/ahyatt , I would select all unread headers
and then:

• select all headers: C-x h
• mark all for deferred actions: *
• resolve deferred actions: #
• mark as read: !

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[djcb]

There's a function mu4e-headers-mark-all-unread-read in mu4e-contrib, which you can bind to some key.

[ahyatt]

OK, I see. Thanks, I didn't realize that the fix was checked into the contrib file. I still think it's probably worthy of inclusion into the main code, along with a useful keybinding, but that's up to you.