mu4e: improve mime-type display

Better handle some 'special' MIME-types where we need a tiny bit of
processing/special casing to invent a proper file-name.

Include size information when displaying the MIME-types in the actions
menu.
This commit is contained in:
Dirk-Jan C. Binnema
2026-04-10 22:29:37 +03:00
committed by Seth Ladygo
parent 195e775cac
commit 93a6e73940
2 changed files with 84 additions and 17 deletions

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@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
(require 'mu4e-window)
(require 'mu4e-config)
(require 'mailcap)
;;; Customization
@ -72,18 +71,43 @@ Uses `mu4e-file-name-to-icon-function' if set."
(when (and filename mu4e-file-name-to-icon-function)
(funcall mu4e-file-name-to-icon-function filename)))
(defconst mu4e--mime-subtype-extension-alist
'(("plain" . "txt")
("x-shellscript" . "sh")
("svg+xml" . "svg"))
"Alist mapping MIME subtypes to file extensions for known quirks.
Used by `mu4e-mime-type-to-icon' when deriving a dummy filename
from a MIME type.
Only entries whose mapping cannot be obtained by simply stripping
a leading `x-' need to be listed here.")
(defun mu4e--mime-type-extension (mime-type)
"Derive a plausible file extension from MIME-TYPE.
Uses `mu4e--mime-subtype-extension-alist' for known quirks,
otherwise strips any `x-' prefix from the subtype (the part
after the `/').
Returns nil for malformed MIME types."
(when (and mime-type (string-match "/\\(.+\\)\\'" mime-type))
(let ((sub (downcase (match-string 1 mime-type))))
(or (cdr (assoc sub mu4e--mime-subtype-extension-alist))
(replace-regexp-in-string "\\`x-" "" sub)))))
(defun mu4e-mime-type-to-icon (mime-type)
"Return an icon string for MIME-TYPE, or nil.
Uses `mu4e-mime-type-to-icon-function' if set; otherwise
falls back to `mu4e-file-name-to-icon' with a dummy filename
derived from the MIME type via `mailcap-mime-type-to-extension'."
derived from the MIME type's subtype (e.g. `image/png' yields
`file.png'), consulting `mu4e--mime-subtype-extension-alist'
for known quirks like `text/plain' -> `txt'."
(when mime-type
(or (and mu4e-mime-type-to-icon-function
(funcall mu4e-mime-type-to-icon-function mime-type))
(let ((ext (mailcap-mime-type-to-extension mime-type)))
(when ext
(mu4e-file-name-to-icon
(concat "file." (symbol-name ext))))))))
(when-let* ((ext (mu4e--mime-type-extension mime-type)))
(mu4e-file-name-to-icon (concat "file." ext))))))
;;; Messages, warnings and errors
(defun mu4e-format (frm &rest args)

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@ -76,18 +76,44 @@ See `mu4e--uniquify-file-name' for an example."
(defvar-local mu4e--view-mime-parts nil
"Cached MIME parts for this message.")
(defun mu4e--mime-part-encoded-size (handle)
"Size in bytes of MIME-part HANDLE as it appears in the message.
This is the raw, still-encoded size (e.g. including base64 overhead)."
(with-current-buffer (mm-handle-buffer handle)
(- (point-max) (point-min))))
(defun mu4e--mime-part-decoded-size-approx (handle)
"Approximate decoded size in bytes of MIME-part HANDLE.
Computed from the encoded size *without* actually decoding the
part. For base64 the result is 3/4 of the encoded size; for other
encodings the encoded size is used as-is, which is accurate for
identity encodings (7bit/8bit/binary) and a reasonable
approximation for quoted-printable."
(let ((encoded-size (mu4e--mime-part-encoded-size handle))
(encoding (mm-handle-encoding handle)))
(pcase (and encoding (downcase (format "%s" encoding)))
("base64" (/ (* encoded-size 3) 4))
(_ encoded-size))))
(defun mu4e-view-mime-parts()
"Get the list of MIME parts for this message.
The list is a list of plists, one for each MIME-part.
The plists have the properties:
:part-index : Gnus index number
:mime-type : MIME-type (string) or nil
:encoding : Content encoding (string) or nil
:disposition : Content disposition (attachment\" or inline\") or nil
:filename : The file name if it has one, or an invented one
otherwise
:part-index : Gnus index number
:mime-type : MIME-type (string) or nil
:encoding : Content encoding (string) or nil
:disposition : Content disposition (\"attachment\" or \"inline\")
or nil
:filename : The file name if it has one, or an invented one
otherwise
:encoded-size : Size in bytes of the part as it appears in the
message (still encoded)
:decoded-size-approx: Approximate decoded size in bytes, computed from
the encoded size without actually decoding the
part (see `mu4e--mime-part-decoded-size-approx')
There are some internal fields as well, e.g. ; subject to change:
@ -120,6 +146,9 @@ This uses `gnus-article-mime-handle-alist'."
;; XXX perhaps guess extension based on mime-type
:filename ,(or fname
(format "mime-part-%02d" index))
:encoded-size ,(mu4e--mime-part-encoded-size handle)
:decoded-size-approx
,(mu4e--mime-part-decoded-size-approx handle)
:target-dir ,(mu4e-determine-attachment-dir
fname mime-type)
;; 'attachment-like' just means it has its own
@ -194,11 +223,21 @@ COMPLETIONS is the list of completion strings to affixate."
'face 'mu4e-header-key-face))
(mimetype (propertize (or (plist-get part :mime-type) "")
'face 'mu4e-header-value-face))
(size (propertize
(file-size-human-readable
(or (plist-get part :decoded-size-approx) 0))
'face 'mu4e-system-face))
(target (propertize (or (plist-get part :target-dir) "")
'face 'mu4e-system-face))
(icon (or (mu4e-mime-type-to-icon
(plist-get part :mime-type))
(mu4e-file-name-to-icon raw-filename)))
;; Prefer the real filename: `nerd-icons' matches filenames
;; against regexes, so a specific name like `foo.patch' picks
;; a better icon than the dummy `file.patch' derived from the
;; MIME type. Only fall back to the MIME type when there's
;; no filename.
(icon (or (and (> (length raw-filename) 0)
(mu4e-file-name-to-icon raw-filename))
(mu4e-mime-type-to-icon
(plist-get part :mime-type))))
(prefix (if icon (concat icon " ") ""))
(suffix
(pcase type
@ -207,7 +246,9 @@ COMPLETIONS is the list of completion strings to affixate."
(make-string (- (+ longest-filename 2)
(length (format "%s" candidate))) ?\s)
(format "%20s" mimetype)
" "
" "
(format "%8s" size)
" "
(format "%s" (concat "-> " target))))
('mime-part
(concat
@ -216,7 +257,9 @@ COMPLETIONS is the list of completion strings to affixate."
(make-string (- (+ longest-filename 2)
(length filename)) ?\s)
(format "%20s" mimetype)
" "
" "
(format "%8s" size)
" "
(format "%s" (concat "-> " target))))
(_ (mu4e-error "Unsupported annotation type %s" type)))))
(list candidate prefix suffix)))