From fc9ab1c98258e3e3a778608bdb122e64bca85115 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Champion <dgc@bikeshed.us>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 12:19:05 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Add option to control whether threads uncollapse when new
 mail arrives.

Adds $uncollapse_new: when set, the default, a collapsed thread into
which a new message arrives will be uncollapsed to reveal the new
message.
---
 curs_main.c | 4 ++--
 init.h      | 8 ++++++++
 mutt.h      | 1 +
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/curs_main.c b/curs_main.c
index 72dd885f2..5c35d8453 100644
--- a/curs_main.c
+++ b/curs_main.c
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ void update_index (MUTTMENU *menu, CONTEXT *ctx, int check,
   }
 
   /* save the list of new messages */
-  if (oldcount && check != MUTT_REOPENED
+  if (option(OPTUNCOLLAPSENEW) && oldcount && check != MUTT_REOPENED
       && ((Sort & SORT_MASK) == SORT_THREADS))
   {
     save_new = (HEADER **) safe_malloc (sizeof (HEADER *) * (ctx->msgcount - oldcount));
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ void update_index (MUTTMENU *menu, CONTEXT *ctx, int check,
   mutt_sort_headers (ctx, (check == MUTT_REOPENED));
 
   /* uncollapse threads with new mail */
-  if ((Sort & SORT_MASK) == SORT_THREADS)
+  if (option(OPTUNCOLLAPSENEW) && ((Sort & SORT_MASK) == SORT_THREADS))
   {
     if (check == MUTT_REOPENED)
     {
diff --git a/init.h b/init.h
index e146a66ba..add06ad8f 100644
--- a/init.h
+++ b/init.h
@@ -4047,6 +4047,14 @@ struct option_t MuttVars[] = {
   ** When \fIset\fP, Mutt will jump to the next unread message, if any,
   ** when the current thread is \fIun\fPcollapsed.
   */
+  { "uncollapse_new", 	DT_BOOL, R_NONE, OPTUNCOLLAPSENEW, 1 },
+  /*
+  ** .pp
+  ** When \fIset\fP, Mutt will automatically uncollapse any collapsed thread
+  ** that receives a new message. When \fIunset\fP, collapsed threads will
+  ** remain collapsed. the presence of the new message will still affect
+  ** index sorting, though.
+  */
   { "use_8bitmime",	DT_BOOL, R_NONE, OPTUSE8BITMIME, 0 },
   /*
   ** .pp
diff --git a/mutt.h b/mutt.h
index bb8d09f3a..1d693e0c7 100644
--- a/mutt.h
+++ b/mutt.h
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ enum
   OPTTILDE,
   OPTTSENABLED,
   OPTUNCOLLAPSEJUMP,
+  OPTUNCOLLAPSENEW,
   OPTUSE8BITMIME,
   OPTUSEDOMAIN,
   OPTUSEFROM,
-- 
2.40.0