Next Unread script?

[Larry]

Is there a way to write a script that will skip to the next unread message? I know there's a keyboard way to do that but would like to find a script that I can assign to the toolbar.

I don't see anything in the references and can't find anything on the Scripts page.

Thanks,
Larry

[MarkB]

I can empathize. I too like one-handed, mouse-only computing -- chair turned and tilted back, feet up, coffee mug in the left hand, right hand on the mouse...

There's probably no good way to do what you want. If you can accept a makeshift solution, and if you have one of the Windows automation tools, and if the project is worth the effort to you, you could have a toolbar button in PocoMail that launches a PocoScript that in turn launches an external, non-PocoScript script that sends the keystrokes Alt+N to PocoMail. Here is an example PocoScript (which would have to be modified):

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{ SendAltN
{ Launches an external script that will send the keystrokes
{ Alt+N to PocoMail
Execute "C:\\Program Files\\PocoMail4\\SendAltN.exe"


And here is one possible external script, in AutoIt:

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; SendAltN
; Sends the keystrokes Alt+N to PocoMail.
; Compile this script.
; AutoIt v3.2.4.9

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2) ; 2 = substring, case sensitive
WinActivate("PocoMail")
If WinWaitActive("PocoMail", "", 1) Then
   Send("!n")
Else
   MsgBox(48, @ScriptName, "PocoMail is not active", 3)
EndIf


[ChrisKnight]

I don't have a workable answer for you but a direction you may wish to experiment in. Though I can't promise success.

CommandTag "menu/next" will move to the next message in the interface. I cannot find a CommandTag reference to know if there is one to move to the next unread message, which could be ideal for you if the %message variable would also change. It would be easy enough to read the status header of a message and if it is "read" move to the next one. But I have not been able to see how to get the %message variable to change with the change of message selection in the UI.

If you find the answer to that post back to let me know.

Good luck,
~Chris