From: Daniel Schoepe <daniel.schoepe@googlemail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:48:07 +0000 (+0400)
Subject: emacs: User-defined sections in notmuch-hello
X-Git-Tag: 0.13_rc1~186
X-Git-Url: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git?p=notmuch;a=commitdiff_plain;h=3557acab6419c7b9ad9a19c5eb6c305b1184bcf8

emacs: User-defined sections in notmuch-hello

This patch makes the notmuch-hello screen fully customizable
by allowing the user to add and remove arbitrary sections. It
also provides some convenience functions for constructing sections,
e.g. showing the unread message count for each tag.

This is done by specifying a list of functions that will be run
when notmuch-hello is invoked.
---

diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-hello.el b/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
index d17a30f9..aad373d6 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
@@ -154,6 +154,108 @@ International Bureau of Weights and Measures."
 (defvar notmuch-hello-url "http://notmuchmail.org"
   "The `notmuch' web site.")
 
+(defvar notmuch-hello-search-pos nil
+  "Position of search widget, if any.
+
+This should only be set by `notmuch-hello-insert-search'.")
+
+(defvar notmuch-hello-custom-section-options
+  '((:filter (string :tag "Filter for each tag"))
+    (:filter-count (string :tag "Different filter to generate message counts"))
+    (:initially-hidden (const :tag "Hide this section on startup" t))
+    (:show-empty-searches (const :tag "Show queries with no matching messages" t))
+    (:hide-if-empty (const :tag "Hide this section if all queries are empty
+\(and not shown by show-empty-searches)" t)))
+  "Various customization-options for notmuch-hello-tags/query-section.")
+
+(define-widget 'notmuch-hello-tags-section 'lazy
+  "Customize-type for notmuch-hello tag-list sections."
+  :tag "Customized tag-list section (see docstring for details)"
+  :type
+  `(list :tag ""
+	 (const :tag "" notmuch-hello-insert-tags-section)
+	 (string :tag "Title for this section")
+	 (plist
+	  :inline t
+	  :options
+	  ,(append notmuch-hello-custom-section-options
+		   '((:hide-tags (repeat :tag "Tags that will be hidden"
+					 string)))))))
+
+(define-widget 'notmuch-hello-query-section 'lazy
+  "Customize-type for custom saved-search-like sections"
+  :tag "Customized queries section (see docstring for details)"
+  :type
+  `(list :tag ""
+	 (const :tag "" notmuch-hello-insert-query-list)
+	 (string :tag "Title for this section")
+	 (repeat :tag "Queries"
+		 (cons (string :tag "Name") (string :tag "Query")))
+	 (plist :inline t :options ,notmuch-hello-custom-section-options)))
+
+(defcustom notmuch-hello-sections
+  (list #'notmuch-hello-insert-header
+	#'notmuch-hello-insert-saved-searches
+	#'notmuch-hello-insert-search
+	#'notmuch-hello-insert-recent-searches
+	#'notmuch-hello-insert-alltags
+	#'notmuch-hello-insert-footer)
+  "Sections for notmuch-hello.
+
+The list contains functions which are used to construct sections in
+notmuch-hello buffer.  When notmuch-hello buffer is constructed,
+these functions are run in the order they appear in this list.  Each
+function produces a section simply by adding content to the current
+buffer.  A section should not end with an empty line, because a
+newline will be inserted after each section by `notmuch-hello'.
+
+Each function should take no arguments.  If the produced section
+includes `notmuch-hello-target' (i.e. cursor should be positioned
+inside this section), the function should return this element's
+position.
+Otherwise, it should return nil.
+
+For convenience an element can also be a list of the form (FUNC ARG1
+ARG2 .. ARGN) in which case FUNC will be applied to the rest of the
+list.
+
+A \"Customized tag-list section\" item in the customize-interface
+displays a list of all tags, optionally hiding some of them. It
+is also possible to filter the list of messages matching each tag
+by an additional filter query. Similarly, the count of messages
+displayed next to the buttons can be generated by applying a
+different filter to the tag query. These filters are also
+supported for \"Customized queries section\" items."
+  :group 'notmuch
+  :type
+  '(repeat
+    (choice (function-item notmuch-hello-insert-header)
+	    (function-item notmuch-hello-insert-saved-searches)
+	    (function-item notmuch-hello-insert-search)
+	    (function-item notmuch-hello-insert-recent-searches)
+	    (function-item notmuch-hello-insert-alltags)
+	    (function-item notmuch-hello-insert-footer)
+	    (function-item notmuch-hello-insert-inbox)
+	    notmuch-hello-tags-section
+	    notmuch-hello-query-section
+	    (function :tag "Custom section"))))
+
+(defvar notmuch-hello-target nil
+  "Button text at position of point before rebuilding the notmuch-buffer.
+
+This variable contains the text of the button, if any, the
+point was positioned at before the notmuch-hello buffer was
+rebuilt. This should never actually be global and is defined as a
+defvar only for documentation purposes and to avoid a compiler
+warning about it occurring as a free variable.")
+
+(defvar notmuch-hello-hidden-sections nil
+  "List of sections titles whose contents are hidden")
+
+(defvar notmuch-hello-first-run t
+  "True if `notmuch-hello' is run for the first time, set to nil
+afterwards.")
+
 (defun notmuch-hello-nice-number (n)
   (let (result)
     (while (> n 0)
@@ -201,8 +303,8 @@ International Bureau of Weights and Measures."
     (message "Saved '%s' as '%s'." search name)
     (notmuch-hello-update)))
 
-(defun notmuch-hello-longest-label (tag-alist)
-  (or (loop for elem in tag-alist
+(defun notmuch-hello-longest-label (searches-alist)
+  (or (loop for elem in searches-alist
 	    maximize (length (car elem)))
       0))
 
@@ -266,12 +368,70 @@ should be. Returns a cons cell `(tags-per-line width)'."
 				   (* tags-per-line (+ 9 1))))
 			   tags-per-line))))
 
-(defun notmuch-hello-insert-tags (tag-alist widest target)
-  (let* ((tags-and-width (notmuch-hello-tags-per-line widest))
+(defun notmuch-hello-filtered-query (query filter)
+  "Constructs a query to search all messages matching QUERY and FILTER.
+
+If FILTER is a string, it is directly used in the returned query.
+
+If FILTER is a function, it is called with QUERY as a parameter and
+the string it returns is used as the query. If nil is returned,
+the entry is hidden.
+
+Otherwise, FILTER is ignored.
+"
+  (cond
+   ((functionp filter) (funcall filter query))
+   ((stringp filter)
+    (concat "(" query ") and (" filter ")"))
+   (t query)))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-query-counts (query-alist &rest options)
+  "Compute list of counts of matched messages from QUERY-ALIST.
+
+QUERY-ALIST must be a list containing elements of the form (NAME . QUERY)
+or (NAME QUERY COUNT-QUERY). If the latter form is used,
+COUNT-QUERY specifies an alternate query to be used to generate
+the count for the associated query.
+
+The result is the list of elements of the form (NAME QUERY COUNT).
+
+The values :show-empty-searches, :filter and :filter-count from
+options will be handled as specified for
+`notmuch-hello-insert-searches'."
+  (notmuch-remove-if-not
+   #'identity
+   (mapcar
+    (lambda (elem)
+      (let* ((name (car elem))
+	     (query-and-count (if (consp (cdr elem))
+				  ;; do we have a different query for the message count?
+				  (cons (second elem) (third elem))
+				(cons (cdr elem) (cdr elem))))
+	     (message-count
+	      (string-to-number
+	       (notmuch-saved-search-count
+		(notmuch-hello-filtered-query (cdr query-and-count)
+					      (or (plist-get options :filter-count)
+						 (plist-get options :filter)))))))
+	(and (or (plist-get options :show-empty-searches) (> message-count 0))
+	     (list name (notmuch-hello-filtered-query
+			 (car query-and-count) (plist-get options :filter))
+		   message-count))))
+    query-alist)))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-insert-buttons (searches)
+  "Insert buttons for SEARCHES.
+
+SEARCHES must be a list containing lists of the form (NAME QUERY COUNT), where
+QUERY is the query to start when the button for the corresponding entry is
+activated. COUNT should be the number of messages matching the query.
+Such a list can be computed with `notmuch-hello-query-counts'."
+  (let* ((widest (notmuch-hello-longest-label searches))
+	 (tags-and-width (notmuch-hello-tags-per-line widest))
 	 (tags-per-line (car tags-and-width))
 	 (widest (cdr tags-and-width))
 	 (count 0)
-	 (reordered-list (notmuch-hello-reflect tag-alist tags-per-line))
+	 (reordered-list (notmuch-hello-reflect searches tags-per-line))
 	 ;; Hack the display of the buttons used.
 	 (widget-push-button-prefix "")
 	 (widget-push-button-suffix "")
@@ -281,13 +441,13 @@ should be. Returns a cons cell `(tags-per-line width)'."
     (mapc (lambda (elem)
 	    ;; (not elem) indicates an empty slot in the matrix.
 	    (when elem
-	      (let* ((name (car elem))
-		     (query (cdr elem))
+	      (let* ((name (first elem))
+		     (query (second elem))
+		     (msg-count (third elem))
 		     (formatted-name (format "%s " name)))
 		(widget-insert (format "%8s "
-				       (notmuch-hello-nice-number
-					(string-to-number (notmuch-saved-search-count query)))))
-		(if (string= formatted-name target)
+				       (notmuch-hello-nice-number msg-count)))
+		(if (string= formatted-name notmuch-hello-target)
 		    (setq found-target-pos (point-marker)))
 		(widget-create 'push-button
 			       :notify #'notmuch-hello-widget-search
@@ -359,29 +519,241 @@ Complete list of currently available key bindings:
  (kill-all-local-variables)
  (use-local-map notmuch-hello-mode-map)
  (setq major-mode 'notmuch-hello-mode
-       mode-name "notmuch-hello")
+	mode-name "notmuch-hello")
  (run-mode-hooks 'notmuch-hello-mode-hook)
  ;;(setq buffer-read-only t)
 )
 
-(defun notmuch-hello-generate-tag-alist ()
+(defun notmuch-hello-generate-tag-alist (&optional hide-tags)
   "Return an alist from tags to queries to display in the all-tags section."
-  (notmuch-remove-if-not
-   #'cdr
-   (mapcar (lambda (tag)
-	     (cons tag
-		   (cond
-		    ((functionp notmuch-hello-tag-list-make-query)
-		     (concat "tag:" tag " and ("
-			     (funcall notmuch-hello-tag-list-make-query tag) ")"))
-		    ((stringp notmuch-hello-tag-list-make-query)
-		     (concat "tag:" tag " and ("
-			     notmuch-hello-tag-list-make-query ")"))
-		    (t (concat "tag:" tag)))))
-	   (notmuch-remove-if-not
-	    (lambda (tag)
-	      (not (member tag notmuch-hello-hide-tags)))
-	    (process-lines notmuch-command "search-tags")))))
+  (mapcar (lambda (tag)
+	    (cons tag (format "tag:%s" tag)))
+	  (notmuch-remove-if-not
+	   (lambda (tag)
+	     (not (member tag hide-tags)))
+	   (process-lines notmuch-command "search-tags"))))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-insert-header ()
+  "Insert the default notmuch-hello header."
+  (when notmuch-show-logo
+    (let ((image notmuch-hello-logo))
+      ;; The notmuch logo uses transparency. That can display poorly
+      ;; when inserting the image into an emacs buffer (black logo on
+      ;; a black background), so force the background colour of the
+      ;; image. We use a face to represent the colour so that
+      ;; `defface' can be used to declare the different possible
+      ;; colours, which depend on whether the frame has a light or
+      ;; dark background.
+      (setq image (cons 'image
+			(append (cdr image)
+				(list :background (face-background 'notmuch-hello-logo-background)))))
+      (insert-image image))
+    (widget-insert "  "))
+
+  (widget-insert "Welcome to ")
+  ;; Hack the display of the links used.
+  (let ((widget-link-prefix "")
+	(widget-link-suffix ""))
+    (widget-create 'link
+		   :notify (lambda (&rest ignore)
+			     (browse-url notmuch-hello-url))
+		   :help-echo "Visit the notmuch website."
+		   "notmuch")
+    (widget-insert ". ")
+    (widget-insert "You have ")
+    (widget-create 'link
+		   :notify (lambda (&rest ignore)
+			     (notmuch-hello-update))
+		   :help-echo "Refresh"
+		   (notmuch-hello-nice-number
+		    (string-to-number (car (process-lines notmuch-command "count")))))
+    (widget-insert " messages.\n")))
+
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-insert-saved-searches ()
+  "Insert the saved-searches section."
+  (let ((searches (notmuch-hello-query-counts
+		   (if notmuch-saved-search-sort-function
+		       (funcall notmuch-saved-search-sort-function
+				notmuch-saved-searches)
+		     notmuch-saved-searches)
+		   :show-empty-searches notmuch-show-empty-saved-searches))
+	found-target-pos)
+    (when searches
+      (widget-insert "Saved searches: ")
+      (widget-create 'push-button
+		     :notify (lambda (&rest ignore)
+			       (customize-variable 'notmuch-saved-searches))
+		     "edit")
+      (widget-insert "\n\n")
+      (let ((start (point)))
+	(setq found-target-pos
+	      (notmuch-hello-insert-buttons searches))
+	(indent-rigidly start (point) notmuch-hello-indent)
+	found-target-pos))))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-insert-search ()
+  "Insert a search widget."
+  (widget-insert "Search: ")
+  (setq notmuch-hello-search-pos (point-marker))
+  (widget-create 'editable-field
+		 ;; Leave some space at the start and end of the
+		 ;; search boxes.
+		 :size (max 8 (- (window-width) notmuch-hello-indent
+				 (length "Search: ")))
+		 :action (lambda (widget &rest ignore)
+			   (notmuch-hello-search (widget-value widget))))
+  ;; Add an invisible dot to make `widget-end-of-line' ignore
+  ;; trailing spaces in the search widget field.  A dot is used
+  ;; instead of a space to make `show-trailing-whitespace'
+  ;; happy, i.e. avoid it marking the whole line as trailing
+  ;; spaces.
+  (widget-insert ".")
+  (put-text-property (1- (point)) (point) 'invisible t)
+  (widget-insert "\n"))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-insert-recent-searches ()
+  "Insert recent searches."
+  (when notmuch-search-history
+    (widget-insert "Recent searches: ")
+    (widget-create 'push-button
+		   :notify (lambda (&rest ignore)
+			     (setq notmuch-search-history nil)
+			     (notmuch-hello-update))
+		   "clear")
+    (widget-insert "\n\n")
+    (let ((start (point)))
+      (loop for i from 1 to notmuch-hello-recent-searches-max
+	    for search in notmuch-search-history do
+	    (let ((widget-symbol (intern (format "notmuch-hello-search-%d" i))))
+	      (set widget-symbol
+		   (widget-create 'editable-field
+				  ;; Don't let the search boxes be
+				  ;; less than 8 characters wide.
+				  :size (max 8
+					     (- (window-width)
+						;; Leave some space
+						;; at the start and
+						;; end of the
+						;; boxes.
+						(* 2 notmuch-hello-indent)
+						;; 1 for the space
+						;; before the
+						;; `[save]' button. 6
+						;; for the `[save]'
+						;; button.
+						1 6))
+				  :action (lambda (widget &rest ignore)
+					    (notmuch-hello-search (widget-value widget)))
+				  search))
+	      (widget-insert " ")
+	      (widget-create 'push-button
+			     :notify (lambda (widget &rest ignore)
+				       (notmuch-hello-add-saved-search widget))
+			     :notmuch-saved-search-widget widget-symbol
+			     "save"))
+	    (widget-insert "\n"))
+      (indent-rigidly start (point) notmuch-hello-indent))
+    nil))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-insert-searches (title query-alist &rest options)
+  "Insert a section with TITLE showing a list of buttons made from QUERY-ALIST.
+
+QUERY-ALIST must be a list containing elements of the form (NAME . QUERY)
+or (NAME QUERY COUNT-QUERY). If the latter form is used,
+COUNT-QUERY specifies an alternate query to be used to generate
+the count for the associated item.
+
+Supports the following entries in OPTIONS as a plist:
+:initially-hidden - if non-nil, section will be hidden on startup
+:show-empty-searches - show buttons with no matching messages
+:hide-if-empty - hide if no buttons would be shown
+   (only makes sense without :show-empty-searches)
+:filter - This can be a function that takes the search query as its argument and
+   returns a filter to be used in conjuction with the query for that search or nil
+   to hide the element. This can also be a string that is used as a combined with
+   each query using \"and\".
+:filter-count - Separate filter to generate the count displayed each search. Accepts
+   the same values as :filter. If :filter and :filter-count are specified, this
+   will be used instead of :filter, not in conjunction with it."
+  (widget-insert title ": ")
+  (if (and notmuch-hello-first-run (plist-get options :initially-hidden))
+      (add-to-list 'notmuch-hello-hidden-sections title))
+  (let ((is-hidden (member title notmuch-hello-hidden-sections))
+	(start (point)))
+    (if is-hidden
+	(widget-create 'push-button
+		       :notify `(lambda (widget &rest ignore)
+				  (setq notmuch-hello-hidden-sections
+					(delete ,title notmuch-hello-hidden-sections))
+				  (notmuch-hello-update))
+		       "show")
+      (widget-create 'push-button
+		     :notify `(lambda (widget &rest ignore)
+				(add-to-list 'notmuch-hello-hidden-sections
+					     ,title)
+				(notmuch-hello-update))
+		     "hide"))
+    (widget-insert "\n")
+    (let (target-pos
+	  (searches (apply 'notmuch-hello-query-counts query-alist options)))
+      (when (and (not is-hidden)
+	       (or (not (plist-get options :hide-if-empty))
+		  searches))
+	(widget-insert "\n")
+	(setq target-pos
+	      (notmuch-hello-insert-buttons searches))
+	(indent-rigidly start (point) notmuch-hello-indent)
+	target-pos))))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-insert-tags-section (&optional title &rest options)
+  "Insert a section displaying all tags with message counts.
+
+TITLE defaults to \"All tags\".
+Allowed options are those accepted by `notmuch-hello-insert-searches' and the
+following:
+
+:hide-tags - List of tags that should be excluded."
+  (apply 'notmuch-hello-insert-searches
+	 (or title "All tags")
+	 (notmuch-hello-generate-tag-alist (plist-get options :hide-tags))
+	 options))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-insert-inbox ()
+  "Show an entry for each saved search and inboxed messages for each tag"
+  (notmuch-hello-insert-searches "What's in your inbox"
+				 (append
+				  (notmuch-saved-searches)
+				  (notmuch-hello-generate-tag-alist))
+				 :filter "tag:inbox"))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-insert-alltags ()
+  "Insert a section displaying all tags and associated message counts"
+  (notmuch-hello-insert-tags-section
+   nil
+   :initially-hidden (not notmuch-show-all-tags-list)
+   :hide-tags notmuch-hello-hide-tags
+   :filter notmuch-hello-tag-list-make-query))
+
+(defun notmuch-hello-insert-footer ()
+  "Insert the notmuch-hello footer."
+  (let ((start (point)))
+    (widget-insert "Type a search query and hit RET to view matching threads.\n")
+    (when notmuch-search-history
+      (widget-insert "Hit RET to re-submit a previous search. Edit it first if you like.\n")
+      (widget-insert "Save recent searches with the `save' button.\n"))
+    (when notmuch-saved-searches
+      (widget-insert "Edit saved searches with the `edit' button.\n"))
+    (widget-insert "Hit RET or click on a saved search or tag name to view matching threads.\n")
+    (widget-insert "`=' to refresh this screen. `s' to search messages. `q' to quit.\n")
+    (widget-create 'link
+		   :notify (lambda (&rest ignore)
+			     (customize-variable 'notmuch-hello-sections))
+		   :button-prefix "" :button-suffix ""
+		   "Customize")
+    (widget-insert " this page.")
+    (let ((fill-column (- (window-width) notmuch-hello-indent)))
+      (center-region start (point)))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun notmuch-hello (&optional no-display)
@@ -397,13 +769,13 @@ Complete list of currently available key bindings:
       (set-buffer "*notmuch-hello*")
     (switch-to-buffer "*notmuch-hello*"))
 
-  (let ((target (if (widget-at)
-		   (widget-value (widget-at))
-		 (condition-case nil
-		     (progn
-		       (widget-forward 1)
-		       (widget-value (widget-at)))
-		   (error nil))))
+  (let ((notmuch-hello-target (if (widget-at)
+				  (widget-value (widget-at))
+				(condition-case nil
+				    (progn
+				      (widget-forward 1)
+				      (widget-value (widget-at)))
+				  (error nil))))
 	(inhibit-read-only t))
 
     ;; Delete all editable widget fields.  Editable widget fields are
@@ -422,168 +794,20 @@ Complete list of currently available key bindings:
       (mapc 'delete-overlay (car all))
       (mapc 'delete-overlay (cdr all)))
 
-    (when notmuch-show-logo
-      (let ((image notmuch-hello-logo))
-	;; The notmuch logo uses transparency. That can display poorly
-	;; when inserting the image into an emacs buffer (black logo on
-	;; a black background), so force the background colour of the
-	;; image. We use a face to represent the colour so that
-	;; `defface' can be used to declare the different possible
-	;; colours, which depend on whether the frame has a light or
-	;; dark background.
-	(setq image (cons 'image
-			  (append (cdr image)
-				  (list :background (face-background 'notmuch-hello-logo-background)))))
-	(insert-image image))
-      (widget-insert "  "))
-
-    (widget-insert "Welcome to ")
-    ;; Hack the display of the links used.
-    (let ((widget-link-prefix "")
-	  (widget-link-suffix ""))
-      (widget-create 'link
-		     :notify (lambda (&rest ignore)
-			       (browse-url notmuch-hello-url))
-		     :help-echo "Visit the notmuch website."
-		     "notmuch")
-      (widget-insert ". ")
-      (widget-insert "You have ")
-      (widget-create 'link
-		     :notify (lambda (&rest ignore)
-			       (notmuch-hello-update))
-		     :help-echo "Refresh"
-		     (notmuch-hello-nice-number
-		      (string-to-number (car (process-lines notmuch-command "count")))))
-      (widget-insert " messages.\n"))
-
-    (let ((found-target-pos nil)
-	  (final-target-pos nil)
-	  (default-pos))
-      (let* ((saved-alist
-	      ;; Filter out empty saved searches if required.
-	      (if notmuch-show-empty-saved-searches
-		  notmuch-saved-searches
-		(loop for elem in notmuch-saved-searches
-		      if (> (string-to-number (notmuch-saved-search-count (cdr elem))) 0)
-		      collect elem)))
-	     (saved-widest (notmuch-hello-longest-label saved-alist))
-	     (alltags-alist (if notmuch-show-all-tags-list (notmuch-hello-generate-tag-alist)))
-	     (alltags-widest (notmuch-hello-longest-label alltags-alist))
-	     (widest (max saved-widest alltags-widest)))
-
-	(when saved-alist
-	  ;; Sort saved searches if required.
-	  (when notmuch-saved-search-sort-function
-	    (setq saved-alist
-		  (funcall notmuch-saved-search-sort-function saved-alist)))
-	  (widget-insert "\nSaved searches: ")
-	  (widget-create 'push-button
-			 :notify (lambda (&rest ignore)
-				   (customize-variable 'notmuch-saved-searches))
-			 "edit")
-	  (widget-insert "\n\n")
-	  (setq final-target-pos (point-marker))
-	  (let ((start (point)))
-	    (setq found-target-pos (notmuch-hello-insert-tags saved-alist widest target))
-	    (if found-target-pos
-		(setq final-target-pos found-target-pos))
-	    (indent-rigidly start (point) notmuch-hello-indent)))
-
-	(widget-insert "\nSearch: ")
-	(setq default-pos (point-marker))
-	(widget-create 'editable-field
-		       ;; Leave some space at the start and end of the
-		       ;; search boxes.
-		       :size (max 8 (- (window-width) notmuch-hello-indent
-				       (length "Search: ")))
-		       :action (lambda (widget &rest ignore)
-				 (notmuch-hello-search (widget-value widget))))
-	;; Add an invisible dot to make `widget-end-of-line' ignore
-	;; trailing spaces in the search widget field.  A dot is used
-	;; instead of a space to make `show-trailing-whitespace'
-	;; happy, i.e. avoid it marking the whole line as trailing
-	;; spaces.
-	(widget-insert ".")
-	(put-text-property (1- (point)) (point) 'invisible t)
-	(widget-insert "\n")
-
-	(when notmuch-search-history
-	  (widget-insert "\nRecent searches: ")
-	  (widget-create 'push-button
-			 :notify (lambda (&rest ignore)
-				   (setq notmuch-search-history nil)
-				   (notmuch-hello-update))
-			 "clear")
-	  (widget-insert "\n\n")
-	  (let ((start (point)))
-	    (loop for i from 1 to notmuch-hello-recent-searches-max
-		  for search in notmuch-search-history do
-		    (let ((widget-symbol (intern (format "notmuch-hello-search-%d" i))))
-		      (set widget-symbol
-			   (widget-create 'editable-field
-					  ;; Don't let the search boxes be
-					  ;; less than 8 characters wide.
-					  :size (max 8
-						     (- (window-width)
-							;; Leave some space
-							;; at the start and
-							;; end of the
-							;; boxes.
-							(* 2 notmuch-hello-indent)
-							;; 1 for the space
-							;; before the
-							;; `[save]' button. 6
-							;; for the `[save]'
-							;; button.
-							1 6))
-					  :action (lambda (widget &rest ignore)
-						    (notmuch-hello-search (widget-value widget)))
-					  search))
-		      (widget-insert " ")
-		      (widget-create 'push-button
-				     :notify (lambda (widget &rest ignore)
-					       (notmuch-hello-add-saved-search widget))
-				     :notmuch-saved-search-widget widget-symbol
-				     "save"))
-		    (widget-insert "\n"))
-	    (indent-rigidly start (point) notmuch-hello-indent)))
-
-	(when alltags-alist
-	  (widget-insert "\nAll tags: ")
-	  (widget-create 'push-button
-			 :notify (lambda (widget &rest ignore)
-				   (setq notmuch-show-all-tags-list nil)
-				   (notmuch-hello-update))
-			 "hide")
-	  (widget-insert "\n\n")
-	  (let ((start (point)))
-	    (setq found-target-pos (notmuch-hello-insert-tags alltags-alist widest target))
-	    (unless final-target-pos
-	      (setq final-target-pos found-target-pos))
-	    (indent-rigidly start (point) notmuch-hello-indent)))
-
-	(widget-insert "\n")
-
-	(unless notmuch-show-all-tags-list
-	  (widget-create 'push-button
-			 :notify (lambda (widget &rest ignore)
-				   (setq notmuch-show-all-tags-list t)
-				   (notmuch-hello-update))
-			 "Show all tags")))
-
-      (let ((start (point)))
-	(widget-insert "\n\n")
-	(widget-insert "Type a search query and hit RET to view matching threads.\n")
-	(when notmuch-search-history
-	  (widget-insert "Hit RET to re-submit a previous search. Edit it first if you like.\n")
-	  (widget-insert "Save recent searches with the `save' button.\n"))
-	(when notmuch-saved-searches
-	  (widget-insert "Edit saved searches with the `edit' button.\n"))
-	(widget-insert "Hit RET or click on a saved search or tag name to view matching threads.\n")
-	(widget-insert "`=' to refresh this screen. `s' to search messages. `q' to quit.\n")
-	(let ((fill-column (- (window-width) notmuch-hello-indent)))
-	  (center-region start (point))))
-
+    (let (final-target-pos)
+      (mapc
+       (lambda (section)
+	 (let ((point-before (point))
+	       (result (if (functionp section)
+			   (funcall section)
+			 (apply (car section) (cdr section)))))
+	   (if (and (not final-target-pos) (integer-or-marker-p result))
+	       (setq final-target-pos result))
+	   ;; don't insert a newline when the previous section didn't show
+	   ;; anything.
+	   (unless (eq (point) point-before)
+	     (widget-insert "\n"))))
+       notmuch-hello-sections)
       (widget-setup)
 
       (when final-target-pos
@@ -592,9 +816,10 @@ Complete list of currently available key bindings:
 	  (widget-forward 1)))
 
       (unless (widget-at)
-	(goto-char default-pos))))
-
-  (run-hooks 'notmuch-hello-refresh-hook))
+	(when notmuch-hello-search-pos
+	  (goto-char notmuch-hello-search-pos)))))
+  (run-hooks 'notmuch-hello-refresh-hook)
+  (setq notmuch-hello-first-run nil))
 
 (defun notmuch-folder ()
   "Deprecated function for invoking notmuch---calling `notmuch' is preferred now."