4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

M app/compose.go
M config/aerc.conf
M config/compose.go
M doc/aerc-config.5.scd

@@ 1276,7 1276,7 @@ func (c *Composer) showTerminal() error {
 	c.focusable = append(c.focusable, c.editor)
 	c.review = nil
 	c.updateGrid()
-	if c.editHeaders {
+	if c.editHeaders || config.Compose.FocusBody {
 		c.focusTerminalPriv()
 	}
 	return nil

@@ 655,6 655,12 @@
 #edit-headers=false
 
 #
+# Sets focus to the email body when the composer window opens.
+#
+# Default: false
+#focus-body=false
+
+#
 # Specifies the command to be used to tab-complete email addresses. Any
 # occurrence of "%s" in the address-book-cmd will be replaced with what the
 # user has typed so far.

@@ 17,6 17,7 @@ type ComposeConfig struct {
 	FilePickerCmd       string         `ini:"file-picker-cmd"`
 	FormatFlowed        bool           `ini:"format-flowed"`
 	EditHeaders         bool           `ini:"edit-headers"`
+	FocusBody           bool           `ini:"focus-body"`
 	LFEditor            bool           `ini:"lf-editor"`
 }
 

@@ 883,6 883,11 @@ These options are configured in the *[compose]* section of _aerc.conf_.
 
 	Default: _false_
 
+*focus-body* = _true_|_false_
+	Sets focus to the email body when the composer window opens.
+
+	Default: _false_
+
 *address-book-cmd* = _<command>_
 	Specifies the command to be used to tab-complete email addresses. Any
 	occurrence of _%s_ in the *address-book-cmd* will be replaced with anything