--- mutt-1.4.1/PATCHES.orig	Mon Nov 26 20:16:52 2001
+++ mutt-1.4.1/PATCHES	Mon Mar 31 12:21:55 2003
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Feature patch: status-time          0.95.4 by Byrial Jensen
--- mutt-1.4.1/curs_main.c.orig	Wed Jan 16 21:44:25 2002
+++ mutt-1.4.1/curs_main.c	Mon Mar 31 12:16:33 2003
@@ -546,7 +546,8 @@
 	  menu_redraw_current (menu);
       }
 
-      if (menu->redraw & REDRAW_STATUS) 
+      if ((menu->redraw & REDRAW_STATUS) ||
+	  update_status_time ())
       {
 	menu_status_line (buf, sizeof (buf), menu, NONULL (Status));
 	CLEARLINE (option (OPTSTATUSONTOP) ? 0 : LINES-2);
--- mutt-1.4.1/globals.h.orig	Thu Jan  3 21:57:19 2002
+++ mutt-1.4.1/globals.h	Mon Mar 31 12:17:31 2003
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
 WHERE short ReadInc;
 WHERE short SendmailWait;
 WHERE short SleepTime INITVAL (1);
+WHERE short StatusUpdate;
 WHERE short Timeout;
 WHERE short WrapMargin;
 WHERE short WriteInc;
--- mutt-1.4.1/init.h.orig	Wed Jul 24 10:41:29 2002
+++ mutt-1.4.1/init.h	Mon Mar 31 12:21:32 2003
@@ -2181,6 +2181,16 @@
   ** Setting this variable causes the ``status bar'' to be displayed on
   ** the first line of the screen rather than near the bottom.
   */
+  { "status_update",	DT_NUM,	 R_NONE, UL &StatusUpdate, -1 },	
+  /*
+  ** .pp
+  ** This variable controls, if positive, the maximum interval in seconds
+  ** before the time in the status line is updated. It is checked at
+  ** every key press, and after a keyboard $$timeout.  If the value is
+  ** zero, the status line will updated at every check. If it is
+  ** negative, the status time will only be updated if it necessary to
+  ** update to the status line for some other reason.
+  */
   { "strict_threads",	DT_BOOL, R_RESORT|R_RESORT_INIT|R_INDEX, OPTSTRICTTHREADS, 0 },
   /*
   ** .pp
--- mutt-1.4.1/menu.c.orig	Mon Jan 28 11:18:50 2002
+++ mutt-1.4.1/menu.c	Mon Mar 31 12:16:43 2003
@@ -1045,3 +1045,23 @@
   }
   /* not reached */
 }
+
+int update_status_time ()
+{
+  static time_t Last;
+  time_t now;
+
+  if (StatusUpdate < 0)
+    return 0;
+  else if (StatusUpdate == 0)
+    return 1;
+
+  now = time (NULL);
+  if (now - Last >= StatusUpdate)
+  {
+    Last = now;
+    return 1;
+  }
+  else
+    return 0;
+}
--- mutt-1.4.1/mutt_menu.h.orig	Tue Sep 11 13:20:34 2001
+++ mutt-1.4.1/mutt_menu.h	Mon Mar 31 12:16:43 2003
@@ -107,3 +107,5 @@
 /* used in both the index and pager index to make an entry. */
 void index_make_entry (char *, size_t, struct menu_t *, int);
 int index_color (int);
+
+int update_status_time (void);
--- mutt-1.4.1/pager.c.orig	Sun Jan 13 09:52:15 2002
+++ mutt-1.4.1/pager.c	Mon Mar 31 12:16:44 2003
@@ -1717,7 +1717,7 @@
       SETCOLOR (MT_COLOR_NORMAL);
     }
 
-    if ((redraw & REDRAW_INDEX) && index)
+    if (index && ((redraw & REDRAW_INDEX) || update_status_time ()))
     {
       /* redraw the pager_index indicator, because the
        * flags for this message might have changed. */
--- mutt-1.4.1/status.c.orig	Fri Mar  3 11:10:14 2000
+++ mutt-1.4.1/status.c	Mon Mar 31 12:16:44 2003
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 
 static char *get_sort_str (char *buf, size_t buflen, int method)
 {
@@ -275,6 +276,61 @@
     case 0:
       *buf = 0;
       return (src);
+
+    case '[':
+      {
+	int do_locales;
+	int len = sizeof (fmt) - 1;
+
+	cp = fmt;
+	if (*src == '!')
+	{
+	  do_locales = 0;
+	  src++;
+	}
+	else
+	  do_locales = 1;
+
+	while (len > 0 && *src != ']')
+	{
+	  if (*src == '%')
+	  {
+	    src++;
+	    if (len >= 2)
+	    {
+	      *cp++ = '%';
+	      *cp++ = *src;
+	      len -= 2;
+	    }
+	    else
+	      break; /* not enough space */
+	    src++;
+	  }
+	  else
+	  {
+	    *cp++ = *src++;
+	    len--;
+	  }
+	}
+	*cp = 0;
+	src++;
+
+	if (do_locales && Locale)
+	  setlocale (LC_TIME, Locale);
+	
+	{
+	  time_t now = time (NULL);
+
+	  strftime (tmp, sizeof (tmp), fmt, localtime (&now));
+	}
+
+	if (do_locales && Locale)
+	  setlocale (LC_TIME, "C");
+
+	snprintf (fmt, sizeof (fmt), "%%%ss", prefix);
+	snprintf (buf, buflen, fmt, tmp);
+      }
+      break;
 
     default:
       snprintf (buf, buflen, "%%%s%c", prefix, op);