neomutt: Add html-email creation pipeline to compose menu

Hitting `,m` in the compose menu creates a dual txt/html email group
when the highlighted file is written in (djot) markdown.

Delete the original message afterwards to create a fully functional html
email with plaintext fallback.

Completely taken from: https://tom.wemyss.net/posts/neomutt-markdown-email/
with many thanks. What an amazing use of pipelines in neomutt!
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Marty Oehme 2025-09-17 16:48:43 +02:00
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@ -187,6 +187,17 @@ bind attach l view-mailcap
# macro index x "<limit>all\n" "show all messages (undo limit)" # macro index x "<limit>all\n" "show all messages (undo limit)"
# macro index \ci "<limit>~F\n" "Limit by flagged" # macro index \ci "<limit>~F\n" "Limit by flagged"
# Write (djot-flavored) markdown and instantly transform it into a TXT/HTML result
# HTML-enabled email readers display that and others can still enjoy a txt representation
macro compose ,m \
"<enter-command>set pipe_decode<enter>\
<pipe-message>pandoc -f gfm -t plain -o /tmp/msg.txt<enter>\
<pipe-message>pandoc -s -f gfm --standalone --embed-resources -o /tmp/msg.html --template email<enter>\
<enter-command>unset pipe_decode<enter>\
<attach-file>/tmp/msg.txt<enter>\
<attach-file>/tmp/msg.html<enter>\
<tag-entry><previous-entry><tag-entry><group-alternatives>" \
"Convert markdown to HTML5 and plaintext alternative content types"
# #
# #

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="$lang$" xml:lang="$lang$"$if(dir)$ dir="$dir$"$endif$>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=yes" />
<style>
$styles.html()$
</style>
$for(css)$
<link rel="stylesheet" href="$css$" />
$endfor$
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/html5shiv/3.7.3/html5shiv-printshiv.min.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
$for(header-includes)$
$header-includes$
$endfor$
</head>
<body>
$body$
$for(include-after)$
$include-after$
$endfor$
</body>
</html>