This patch allows you to set $count_new to make "%N" show the total number of new messages in each Maildir in a folder_format listing. This patch applies directily to the debian mutt-1.5.11-4 package. This patch can be downloaded from: http://devsec.org/patch/mutt/mutt-1.5.11_debian_maildir-count.patch -Thor Kooda 2005-12-08 diff -Naru mutt-1.5.11.orig/browser.c mutt-1.5.11/browser.c --- mutt-1.5.11.orig/browser.c 2005-12-08 09:16:09.000000000 -0600 +++ mutt-1.5.11/browser.c 2005-12-08 09:16:26.000000000 -0600 @@ -259,8 +259,16 @@ break; } #endif - snprintf (tmp, sizeof (tmp), "%%%sc", fmt); - snprintf (dest, destlen, tmp, folder->ff->new ? 'N' : ' '); + if (option(OPTCOUNTNEW) && S_ISDIR(folder->ff->mode) && folder->ff->new) + { + snprintf (tmp, sizeof (tmp), "%%%sd", fmt); + snprintf (dest, destlen, tmp, folder->ff->new); + } + else + { + snprintf (tmp, sizeof (tmp), "%%%sc", fmt); + snprintf (dest, destlen, tmp, folder->ff->new ? 'N' : ' '); + } break; case 's': diff -Naru mutt-1.5.11.orig/buffy.c mutt-1.5.11/buffy.c --- mutt-1.5.11.orig/buffy.c 2005-12-08 09:16:09.000000000 -0600 +++ mutt-1.5.11/buffy.c 2005-12-08 09:17:23.000000000 -0600 @@ -388,15 +388,11 @@ if (*de->d_name != '.' && (!(p = strstr (de->d_name, ":2,")) || !strchr (p + 3, 'T'))) { - if (!tmp->new) - { - /* one new and undeleted message is enough */ - BuffyCount++; - tmp->new = 1; - - if (! option (OPTMAILDIRMTIME)) /* prevent stat calls */ - break; - } + if (!tmp->new) BuffyCount++; + tmp->new++; + if (!option(OPTCOUNTNEW)) break; + if (! option (OPTMAILDIRMTIME)) /* prevent stat calls */ + break; snprintf (path, sizeof (path), "%s/new/%s", tmp->path, de->d_name); if (!stat (path, &smd) && smd.st_mtime > tmp->mtime) { diff -Naru mutt-1.5.11.orig/init.h mutt-1.5.11/init.h --- mutt-1.5.11.orig/init.h 2005-12-08 09:16:10.000000000 -0600 +++ mutt-1.5.11/init.h 2005-12-08 09:16:26.000000000 -0600 @@ -340,6 +340,16 @@ ** \fIcheck_new\fP is \fIunset\fP, no check for new mail is performed ** while the mailbox is open. */ + { "count_new", DT_BOOL, R_NONE, OPTCOUNTNEW, 0 }, + /* + ** .pp + ** \fBNote:\fP this option only affects \fImaildir\fP and \fIMH\fP style + ** mailboxes. + ** .pp + ** When \fIunset\fP, Mutt will only show whether the mailbox has new mail, + ** when \fIset\fP, Mutt will additionally count the number of new messages, + ** if any. + */ { "collapse_unread", DT_BOOL, R_NONE, OPTCOLLAPSEUNREAD, 1 }, /* ** .pp diff -Naru mutt-1.5.11.orig/mutt.h mutt-1.5.11/mutt.h --- mutt-1.5.11.orig/mutt.h 2005-12-08 09:16:10.000000000 -0600 +++ mutt-1.5.11/mutt.h 2005-12-08 09:16:26.000000000 -0600 @@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ OPTMAILCAPSANITIZE, OPTMAILDIRMTIME, OPTMAILDIRTRASH, + OPTCOUNTNEW, OPTMARKERS, OPTMARKOLD, OPTMENUSCROLL, /* scroll menu instead of implicit next-page */