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@@ -1,79 +1,111 @@ -Announcing Mutt 0.91 -==================== +Major changes since 0.91.1 +-------------------------- -NOTE: PLEASE read the following list of changes carefully, especially the -first couple entries related to changes in variables/commands and see the -manual before posting questions. Taking a little time to read this notice -will significantly reduce the amount of confusion as to why some things -might seem broken at first. - -Major changes since 0.89.1: - -- The matching for the send-hook, save-hook and fcc-hook commands has been - extended so that it understands Mutt's matching language (used for - searching and limits). You may still use a "simple" regular expression, - but Mutt will expand that with the value of $default_hook (similar to - $simple_search). Additionally, all hooks are now executed in the order - they appear in your .muttrc instead of first doing `to', then `cc'. - -- new config command `score' which allows you to assign a numerical value to - a message based upon header information (similar to scoring in slrn). the - score can be displed in $hdr_format with %N, you can sort by `score' and - you can match messages with a certain score (or range) with the `~n' - operator - -- new variable $beep_new which causes Mutt to beep when new mail is - delivered to a mailbox specified by the `mailboxes' command - -- new sort method `to' for sorting by who messages are addressed to - -- new variable $meta_key which causes Mutt to interpet keystrokes with the - hi bit set as ESC plus the key with the hi bit stripped (eg. ALT-x will - get interpetted as "\ex") - -- new variable $sort_alias which controls the order the aliases appear in - the menu (may be either "alias" or "address") - -- new variable $alias_format to control the way the aliases are displayed in - the alias menu +- additional format for $hdr_format + %L displays the total size of all visible messages in a + limited view + %<fmt> displays current time using strftime(fmt) - additional operators to the pattern matching lanauge: - ~S superseded messages - ~E expired messages - ~p personal mail (finds $alternates in to: or cc:) - ~P mail from you (finds $alternates in from: or sender:) - ~l list mail (finds `lists' in to: or cc:) - ~L<pattern> finds <pattern> in to:, cc:, from: or sender: - ~C<pattern> finds <pattern> in to: or cc: - -- additional formats for $hdr_format - %N displays the message score - %(fmt) displayes the message's received time using strftime() - -- additional formats for $status_format - %P percentage of menu seen - %S current value of $sort_aux (%s no longer displays $sort_aux) - %o number of old messages - %u number of unread messages - -- new configure option `--enable-exact-address' which causes Mutt to rewrite - addresses in the same format they were parsed instead of rewriting them in - the form `Name <user@host>' - -- new command line argument `-e' which allows you to specify configuration - commands to be executed *after* your .muttrc is parsed - (eg. mutt -e 'set edit_hdrs' mutt-dev) - -- you can now use `mono <object> normal' to set to normal attribute - -- new function `search-opposite' which searches for the current search - pattern in the opposition direction from the previous search - -Mutt's primary distribution point is ftp://ftp.cs.hmc.edu/pub/me/mutt. -See the Mutt Home Page (http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~me/mutt/) for mirror sites. - -Bug reports should be sent to the Mutt User's Mailing List -<mutt-users@cs.hmc.edu>. - -Michael Elkins <me@cs.hmc.edu> -April 10, 1998 + ~B<pattern> finds pattern anywhere in the message (more + efficient than ~h %s | ~b %s + ~z<size> finds messages of size <size> + E.g. + ~z<10k #finds messages smaller than 10KB + ~z>10k #finds messages larger than 10KB + ~z10k #finds messages exactly 10KB in length + + +- the $hdr_format variable is renamed to $index_format + $hdr_format is still accepted for backwards compatibility + +- new variable $folder_format to display entries in the 'browser' menu. + +- new variable $followup_to to control generation of Mail-Followup-To + field. You can edit this field and Mutt will not overwrite it. + +- new variable $sendmail_wait + + Specifies the number of seconds to wait for the ``sendmail'' process + to finish before giving up and putting delivery in the background. + + Mutt interprets the value of this variable as follows: + + >0 number of seconds to wait for sendmail to finish before continuing + 0 wait forever for sendmail to finish + <0 always put sendmail in the background without waiting + + Note that if you specify a value other than 0, the output of the child + process will be put in a temporary file. If there is some error, you + will be informed as to where to find the output. + +- Variable $sendmail_bounce has been removed. Mutt now passes all + recipients on the command line for normal sending. + +- new variable $query_command + Adds support for querying an external database for email addresses. + +- The $forward_decode variable has been removed. This has been split into 2 + variables + + $forward_decode - used when $mime_fwd is not set + $mime_forward_decode - used when $mime_fwd is set + +- new variable $wrap_search. This controls whether searches wrap around the + end of the mailbox. + + When set, searches will wrap around the first (or last) message. When + unset, searches will not wrap + + +- New command 'reset' to reset variables to their default compile-time + definitions. When used with special keyword 'all', all variables are + reset to their default values. When used with the 'set' command and the + variable name prefixed with '&', this has the same behaviour as the + 'reset' command. + + Eg. + reset move + reset all + set &move + set &all + +- Function key names used in muttrc need to be enclosed in <>. + Function keys can be used in macros also. + + Eg. + macro index Y *<PageUp> + bind index <down> next-entry + +- You can now delete a message's attachments by pressing 'd' (delete-entry) + on the attachment in the attachment menu. + +- You can now color index menu entries using the pattern matching language. + The 'uncolor' command resets the entry to its default color. The '*' + token can be used to reset all index entries to their default colors. + + Eg. + color index blue white ~fvikas + color index red white ~z>100k + uncolor index ~fvikas + uncolor index * + +- mailboxes specified in save-hooks can be %-expanded using $header_format + +- the default save mailbox no longer looks at defined `lists'. To get the + old behaviour, use + save-hook ~l %B + +- optional strings in format strings have been extended to allow for an + `else' clause. the new syntax is: + %?<testchar>?<if-string>&<else-string>? + or if no `else' clause is desired (backwards compatibility): + %?<testchar>?<if-string>? + +- If new mail is delivered to a folder when Mutt is displaying a limited + view of the folder, it is added to the limited view only if it satisfies + the current limit criteria. + +- the <Tab> key on the command-line now completes commands and variable + names. The longest non-ambiguous part is put on the command-line. + Entering additional text and using <Tab> will perform completion again. |