Re: Functional problem with sort in threaded order

On Friday, Jan 20th 2006 at 12:06 -0800, quoth Michael Yount:

=>On 20 Jan 10:08, Steven W. Orr wrote:
=>> I wish I could help. I'm not qualified for this. But I like the idea of 
=>> using lists to implement the functionality. No way I could con^H^H^Htalk 
=>> you into doing it?
=>
=>I spent hours trying to figure out how to implement indenting for the
=>index-recursive command using Mj2's formatting system, then finally
=>decided to display the files on a level-by-level basis in the wwwadm
=>interface to avoid the problem.
=>
=>As I recall, one difficulty is how to format a change of level within
=>the hierarchy of files or messages.  In HTML, that's straightforward
=>(e.g., use <ul> to start the level and </ul> to end it), but how would
=>you implement that for the shell and email interfaces, which use plain
=>text?
=>
=>Michael

Good question. Below I grabbed a snippet of my index display in pine which 
shows my indexes in threaded order. The dot at the beginning of the 
subject means that there are replies. The | char is used to show the list 
of replies to a message.  Does this help?


  A 303 Jun 26 Michael Yount       (3266)   |-Re: Question about the Sender head
    304 Jun 27 To: Majordomo2 Dev  (3278) . Problem with CVS repository?
+ A 305 Jun 27 Jason L Tibbitts I  (1687) . |-Re: Problem with CVS repository?  
    306 Jun 27 To: Jason L Tibbit  (3596)     |-Re: Problem with CVS repository?
    307 Jun 27 To: Majordomo2 Dev  (3800) . Further problems with CVS           
+ A 308 Jun 27 Roger B.A. Klorese  (2060) . |-Re: Further problems with CVS     
    309 Jun 27 To: Majordomo2 Dev  (4248)   | |-Re: Further problems with CVS   
    310 Jun 27 Peter               (2979)   |-Re: Further problems with CVS     
    311 Jul  2 Michael Yount       (4281)   Re: Unexpected stalls               
    312 Jul  3 To: Majordomo2 Dev  (3908) . A modest proposal for a functional e
  A 313 Jul  3 Michael Yount       (3624)   |-Re: Here document tags            
    314 Jul  5 Roger B.A. Klorese  (3066)   Evolving the web UI -- config settin
    315 Jul  7 Jason L Tibbitts I  (3266)   Re: List Management Instructions    
    316 Jul  7 To: Majordomo2 Dev  (4462) . Re: List Management Instructions    
+   317 Jul  7 Jason L Tibbitts I  (1843)   |-Re: List Management Instructions  
  A 318 Jul 11 To: Majordomo2 Dev  (3700) . Something just broke. Lots of blank 
    319 Jul 11 To: Majordomo2 Dev  (4558)   |-Re: Something just broke. Lots of 
  A 320 Jul 11 Michael Yount       (3258)   |-Re: Something just broke. Lots of 
    321 Jul 11 To: Majordomo2 Dev  (3341)   Just curious: Has anyone else upgrad
    322 Aug  4 To: Majordomo2 Dev  (4496) . Another perl warning                
    323 Aug  4 Michael Yount       (3691)   |-Re: Another perl warning          
  A 324 Aug 30 mohamed_lrhazi@flu  (4156) . troubelshhoting possible corrupt dat
    325 Aug 30 Michael Yount       (3727) . |-Re: troubelshhoting possible corru
    326 Aug 30 mohamed_lrhazi@flu  (3941)   | |-Re: troubelshhoting possible cor
    327 Aug 30 mohamed_lrhazi@flu  (4092) . | |-Re: troubelshhoting possible cor
    328 Aug 30 Michael Yount       (3442)   |   |-Re: troubelshhoting possible c
    329 Aug 31 To: mohamed_lrhazi  (4643)   |-Re: troubelshhoting possible corru
    330 Sep  7 Marc G. Fournier    (3499) . Hate to ask, but ... cvs path?      
    331 Sep  7 Jason L Tibbitts I  (3162) . |-Re: Hate to ask, but ... cvs path?
    332 Sep  7 Marc G. Fournier    (3902)     |-Re: Hate to ask, but ... cvs pat
    333 Nov 12 To: Majordomo2 Dev  (3457) . Suddenly I have a problem with runaw
  A 334 Nov 12 Michael Yount       (3598)   |-Re: Suddenly I have a problem with
    335 Dec  8 Marc G. Fournier    (3856) . restrict_post question ...          
    336 Dec  8 Michael Yount       (3374)   |-Re: restrict_post question ...    
    337 Jan 18 To: Majordomo2 Dev  (3947) . Functional problem with sort in thre
  A 338 Jan 18 Michael Yount       (3568) . |-Re: Functional problem with sort i
    339 Jan 19 To: Michael Yount   (4567) .   |-Re: Functional problem with sort
  A 340 Jan 19 Michael Yount       (3505) .     |-Re: Functional problem with so
    341 Jan 20 To: Michael Yount   (4107) .       |-Re: Functional problem with 
    342 Jan 20 Michael Yount       (3976)           |-Re: Functional problem wit


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