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authorThomas Roessler <roessler@does-not-exist.org>1998-09-30 06:02:53 +0000
committerThomas Roessler <roessler@does-not-exist.org>1998-09-30 06:02:53 +0000
commitc4bf1e840eae83089a47a240bfb47517cd2c7db5 (patch)
treef6426775f4d1bb252188602aacb10570e83c1965 /doc
parent5d45b5c758195682577545ac6bceba2e16c939b4 (diff)
Documentation for Vikas' latest features.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
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1 files changed, 74 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual.sgml b/doc/manual.sgml
index 83ab3e6b..a7ae2051 100644
--- a/doc/manual.sgml
+++ b/doc/manual.sgml
@@ -302,8 +302,18 @@ ESC n next-subthread jump to the start of the next subthread
ESC p previous-subthread jump to the start of the previous subthread
ESC r read-subthread mark the current subthread as read
ESC t tag-thread toggle the tag on the current thread
+ESC v collapse-thread toggle collapse for the current thread
+ESC V collapse-all toggle collapse for all threads
</verb></tscreen>
+<bf/Note:/ Collapsing a thread displays only the first message
+in the thread and hides the others. This is useful when threads
+contain so many messages that you can only see a handful of threads on
+the screen. See %M in <ref id="index_format"name="&dollar;index&lowbar;format">.
+For example, you could use "%?M?(#%03M)&(%4l)?" in <ref
+id="index_format"name="&dollar;index&lowbar;format"> to optionally
+display the number of hidden messages if the thread is collapsed.
+
See also: <ref id="strict_threads" name="&dollar;strict&lowbar;threads">.
<sect2>Miscellaneous Functions
@@ -322,6 +332,13 @@ id="source" name="source"> the file.
Toggles the weeding of message header fields specified by <ref id="ignore"
name="ignore"> commands.
+<p><bf/edit-message/<label id="edit-messaage"> (default: e)<newline>
+
+This command (available in the ``index'' and ``pager'') allows you to
+edit the current message. Once editing is complete, the <em/Compose/ menu
+is shown. You can now re-send the message or write the edited message
+to any folder using the ``write-fcc'' function.
+
<p><bf/enter-command/<label id="enter-command"> (default: ``:'')<newline>
This command is used to execute any command you would normally put in a
@@ -435,6 +452,7 @@ returned to the <em/compose/ menu. The following options are available:
<tscreen><verb>
a attach-file attach a file
+A attach-message attach message(s) to the message
ESC k attach-key attach a PGP public key
d edit-description edit description on attachment
D detach-file detach a file
@@ -447,10 +465,19 @@ f edit-fcc specify an ``Fcc'' mailbox
p pgp-menu select PGP options (``i'' version only)
P postpone-message postpone this message until later
q quit quit (abort) sending the message
+w write-fcc write the message to a folder
i ispell check spelling (if available on your system)
^F forget-passphrase whipe PGP passphrase from memory
</verb></tscreen>
+<bf/Note:/ The attach-message function will prompt you for a folder to
+attach messages from. You can now tag messages in that folder and they
+will be attached to the message you are sending. Note that certain
+operations like composing a new mail, replying, forwarding, etc. are
+not permitted when you are in that folder. The %r in <ref
+id="status_format" name="&dollar;status&lowbar;format"> will change to
+a 'A' to indicate that you are in attach-message mode.
+
<sect2>Editing the message header<label id="edit_headers">
<p>
When editing the header of your outgoing message, there are a couple of
@@ -2433,6 +2460,26 @@ following printf-style sequences are understood:
%|X pad to the end of the line with character "X"
</verb></tscreen>
+<sect2>attach&lowbar;sep<label id="attach_sep">
+<p>
+Type: string<newline>
+Default: newline
+
+The separator to add between attachments when operating (saving,
+printing, piping, etc) on a list of tagged attachments.
+
+<sect2>attach&lowbar;split<label id="attach_split">
+<p>
+Type: boolean<newline>
+Default: set
+
+If this variable is unset, when operating (saving, printing, piping,
+etc) on a list of tagged attachments, Mutt will concatenate the
+attachments and will operate on them as a single attachment. The <ref
+id="attach_sep" name="&dollar;attach&lowbar;sep"> separator is added
+after each attachment. When set, Mutt will operate on the attachments
+one by one.
+
<sect2>attribution<label id="attribution">
<p>
Type: format string<newline>
@@ -2507,6 +2554,14 @@ file to see if it has already been looked at. If <em/check&lowbar;new/
is <em/unset/, no check for new mail is performed while the mailbox is
open.
+<sect2>collapse&lowbar;unread<label id="collapse_unread">
+<p>
+Type: boolean<newline>
+Default: unset
+
+When <em/set/, Mutt will not collapse a thread if it contains any
+unread messages.
+
<sect2>confirmappend<label id="confirmappend">
<p>
Type: boolean<newline>
@@ -2914,6 +2969,7 @@ following sequences are defined in Mutt:
%l number of lines in the message
%L list-from function
%m total number of message in the mailbox
+%M number of hidden messages if the thread is collapsed.
%N message score
%n author's real name (or address if missing)
%O (_O_riginal save folder) Where mutt would formerly have stashed the
@@ -3889,7 +3945,7 @@ both messages are identical.
<sect2>status&lowbar;chars<label id="status_chars">
<p>
Type: string<newline>
-Default: &dquot;-*&percnt;&dquot;
+Default: &dquot;-*&percnt;A&dquot;
Controls the characters used by the &dquot;&percnt;r&dquot; indicator
in <ref id="status_format" name="status&lowbar;format">. The first
@@ -3898,7 +3954,10 @@ the mailbox has been changed, and it needs to be resynchronized. The
third is used if the mailbox is in read-only mode, or if the mailbox
will not be written when exiting that mailbox (You can toggle whether
to write changes to a mailbox with the toggle-write operation, bound by
-default to &dquot;&percnt;&dquot;).
+default to &dquot;&percnt;&dquot;). The fourth is used to indicate
+that the current folder has been opened in attach-message mode
+(Certain operations like composing a new mail, replying, forwarding,
+etc. are not permitted in this mode).
<sect2>status&lowbar;format<label id="status_format">
<p>
@@ -3924,7 +3983,7 @@ sequences:
%o number of old unread messages
%p number of postponed messages *
%P percentage of the way through the index
-%r modified/read-only/won't-write indicator, according to $status_chars
+%r modified/read-only/won't-write/attach-message indicator, according to $status_chars
%s current sorting mode ($sort)
%S current aux sorting method ($sort_aux)
%t number of tagged messages *
@@ -4050,6 +4109,14 @@ T). The fourth character is used when your address is specified in the CC
header field, but you are not the only recipient. The fifth character is used
to indicate mail that was sent by <em/you/.
+<sect2>uncollapse&lowbar;jump<label id="uncollapse_jump">
+<p>
+Type: boolean<newline>
+Default: unset
+
+When <em/set/, Mutt will jump to the next unread message, if any, when
+the current thread is <em/un/collapsed.
+
<sect2>use&lowbar;8bitmime<label id="use_8bitmime">
<p>
Type: boolean<newline>
@@ -4227,6 +4294,7 @@ delete-thread ^D delete all messages in thread
display-address @ display full address of sender
display-headers h display message with full headers
display-message RET display a message
+edit-message e edit the current message
exit x exit without saving changes
extract-keys ^K extract PGP public keys
fetch-mail G retrieve mail from POP server
@@ -4291,6 +4359,7 @@ delete-subthread ESC d delete all messages in subthread
delete-thread ^D delete all messages in thread
display-address @ display full address of sender
display-headers h display message with full headers
+edit-message e edit the current message
enter-command : enter a muttrc command
exit i return to the main-menu
extract-keys ^K extract PGP public keys
@@ -4390,6 +4459,7 @@ view-text T view attachment as text
<p>
<verb>
attach-file a attach a file(s) to this message
+attach-message A attach message(s) to this message
attach-key ESC k attach a PGP public key
copy-file C save message/attachment to a file
detach-file D delete the current entry
@@ -4420,6 +4490,7 @@ rename-file R rename/move an attached file
send-message y send the message
toggle-unlink u toggle whether to delete file after sending it
view-attach RET view attachment using mailcap entry if necessary
+write-fcc w write the message to a folder
</verb>
<sect2>postpone
<p>