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  • List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:9749 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:9749 MH-E is the GNU Emacs front end for MH. Version 7.0 is a major release that includes improved MIME handling, speedbar folder browsing, indexed searching, and runs under XEmacs, passes checkdoc, and compiles clean under all supported platforms. Read on for more details. Project home page at: http://mh-e.sourceforge.net/. * Changes in mh-e 7.0 This is a major release which includes a lot of new features including improved MIME handling, speedbar folder browsing, and indexed searching. In this version, MH-E runs under XEmacs, passes checkdoc, and compiles clean under all supported platforms. The "passes checkdoc" feature above required changing the name of several user-visible variables. It is likely that this affects you. Please be sure to see the table at the end of these notes and rename your variables accordingly. MH-E has been written mh-e, Mh-e, MH-e and MH-E. We have decided that the proper term should be MH-E. Please try to use MH-E in your writing. ** New Features in MH-E 7.0 *** Speedbar There is now support for the speedbar. Try "M-x speedbar" (closes SF #503727). Press the middle mouse button on the `+' icons to open a folder, middle mouse button on a folder name to open the folder. Folders with unseen messages are shown in bold, so this is a handy way to browse new messages that you have filed with procmail or slocal. See the new customization variable `mh-large-folder,' which controls when the speedbar asks for how many messages to scan when opening a large folder and `mh-speed-run-flists-flag' whose default value of t means to use the flists command to populate the count of unseen and total messages in each folder. *** Indexed Search Interoperability with swish++, swish, glimpse, and namazu has been added to enable lightening-fast searches of your mail. If none of these are present, grep is used. Try "F i (mh-index-search)". For more information, read the documentation for the functions `mh-swish++-execute-search,' `mh-swish-execute-search,' `mh-namazu-execute-search,' or `mh-glimpse-execute-search' depending on your preferred indexing program to see what kind of setup is needed to generate the index. *** Threading Use "T t (mh-toggle-threads)" to view the threads in the folder. Use it again to return to a non-threaded view. *** Brief Help Use "? (mh-help)" and "X ? (mh-prefix-help)," where X is a prefix character, for a brief synopsis in the minibuffer of frequently used commands. In the MH-Letter or MH-Pick buffers, use "C-c ? (mh-help)" (closes SF #493740). *** Folder Keymap Shared by Show Buffer You can now use the MH-Folder mode commands from the MH-Show buffer. Because of this, the MH-Show buffer is now read-only (closes SF #493749 and SF #527946) and you now have to use "M (mh-modify)" to edit a message. *** Better Scanning You no longer have to modify your scan format if your folders have more than 9999 messages in them. If you've only modified your scan format file to allow for the wider message numbers, consider using the default behavior of MH-E and simplify your MH-E configuration considerably (closes SF #635791). To do this, you may have to remove your modifications of `mh-scan.*-regexp' and `mh-cmd-note' and your customization of `mh-scan-format-file'. You may still want the updated format files for running MH commands outside of MH-E; the default of `mh-scan-format-file' will cause them to be ignored. If you prefer fixed-width message numbers, set the new customization variable to nil , set this variable to nil and call `mh-set-cmd-note' with the width specified by the scan format in `mh-scan-format-file'. For example, the default width is 4, so you would use "(mh-set-cmd-note 4)" if `mh-scan-format-file' were nil. *** X-Face MH-E now displays the content of the X-Face header field in the From field. When sending a message, an X-Face field is appended to the header if it doesn't already exist and "~/.face" is present. See the new customization variables `mh-show-use-xface-flag' and `mh-x-face-file' (closes SF #480770). MH-E depends on the external x-face package found in ftp://ftp.jpl.org/pub/elisp/ to do this. The `uncompface' binary is also required to be in the execute PATH. It can be obtained from: http://freshmeat.net/redir/compface/1439/url_tgz/compface-1.4.tar.gz. It has also been observed that if you don't see the faces, you might have to do this (for unknown reasons): mv /usr/local/include/compface.h /usr/include/ *** Graphical Smileys Smiley's are now converted to cute little images. See the new customization variable `mh-graphical-smileys-flag.' *** Text Emphasis ASCII formatting is now converted to the appropriate font. For example, _underline_ is underlined, *bold* appears in bold, /italic/ appears in italic, etc. See `gnus-emphasis-alist' for the whole list. See the new customization variables `mh-decode-mime' and `mh-graphical-emphasis-flag.' *** Attachment Handling Inline attachments are now displayed. Regular attachments appear as buttons in show buffer. Use "K TAB (mh-next-button)" or "K SHIFT-TAB (mh-prev-button)" to cycle through these buttons. Use "K v (mh-folder-toggle-mime-part)" to view, "K o (mh-folder-save-mime-part)" to save one part or "K-a (mh-save-mime-parts)" to save all parts, or "K i (mh-folder-inline-mime-part)" to view the attachment inline. See the new customization variable `mh-decode-mime' for additional information. Other customization variables that affect this new feature include `mh-store-mime-parts-default-directory' and `mh-display-buttons-for-inline-parts-flag'. HTML documents can be viewed inline if Gnus v5.10 and w3 or w3m lisp packages are present. Set the customization variable `mm-text-html-renderer' accordingly (closes SF #453352). *** Quoted-printable Handling Quoted-printable body parts are now decoded. *** More Choices for `mh-yank-from-start-of-msg' Historically, if this variable was t, the entire message, with full headers would be included and every line would begin with `mh-ins-buf-prefix.' This usage is deprecated in favor of the setting `supercite' below. The default has been changed to `attribution.' The following symbols are now understood: `body': yank the message minus the header. `supercite': include the entire message, with full headers. This also causes the invocation of `sc-cite-original' without the setting of `mail-citation-hook', now deprecated practice. `autosupercite': do as for `supercite' automatically when show buffer matches the message being replied-to. `attribution': yank the message minus the header and add a simple attribution line at the top. `autoattrib': do as for `attribution' automatically when show buffer matches the message being replied-to. There is a new customization variable called `mh-extract-from-attribution-verb' which is used for attribution which provides a method for setting a different language. *** Use Gnus mml Instead of mhn When inserting attachments into a message draft, Gnus mml directives are now used instead of mhn directives. One beneficial side-effect of this is that attachments can now appear inline as well as separate. The new customization variable `mh-compose-insertion' controls whether Gnus or mhn is used to insert MIME message directives in messages (default: 'gnus, if the mml library exists). *** Content-Type Now Obtained Automatically The value of the Content-Type no longer needs to be entered by the user. *** Attachments Automatically Included Upon Send You no longer have to run "C-c C-e (mh-edit-mhn)" before sending a message with attachments--this is done automatically when you send the message with "C-c C-c (mh-send-letter)". There is, however, a new key binding "C-c C-m m (mh-mml-to-mime)" which is analogous to "C-c C-e (mh-edit-mhn)". *** GPG Handling Messages that have been signed or encrypted with GPG are verified and decrypted automatically. To sign or encrypt a message, use "C-c RET C-s (mh-mml-secure-message-sign-pgpmime)" and "C-c C-m C-e (mh-mml-secure-message-encrypt-pgpmime)." You need Gnus version 5.10 for this feature. These functions are provided by the pgg.el package. Users report "flashing" with the pgg.el package and prefer the gpg.el package instead. To use gpg.el instead of the pgg.el package you need: (setq mml2015-use 'gpg) To mimic automatic encryption in gpg.el, use: (setq mm-verify-option 'always) (setq mm-decrypt-option 'always) The venerable mailcrypt package is also an option. However, now that show buffers are read-only, mailcrypt version 3.5.6 and older fail when they attempt to decrypt the contents. *** Mail-Followup-To Header Field Support for this controversial field has been added because nmh supports it (closes SF #627035). If you want to add it to outgoing mail for selected mailing lists, add those mailing lists to the new customization variable `mh-insert-mail-followup-to-list.' If you think this field is evil, set the new customization variable `mh-insert-mail-followup-to-flag' to nil. *** Gnus Issues If you update Gnus, you must recompile MH-E. Note that if you are running the stock version of MH-E that comes with Emacs or the MH-E package on a Debian GNU/Linux, this is done for you. ** New Variables in MH-E 7.0 New customization variables not mentioned earlier include: *** mh-letter-insert-signature-hook Invoked at the beginning of the "C-c C-s (mh-insert-signature)" command. Can be used to determine which signature file to use based on message content. On return, if `mh-signature-file-name' is non-nil that file will be inserted at the current point in the buffer. *** mh-show-maximum-size Maximum size of message (in bytes) to display automatically. Provides an opportunity to skip over large messages which may be slow to load. Use a value of 0 to display all messages automatically regardless of size (closes SF #488696). *** mh-tool-bar-reply-3-buttons-flag Non-nil means use three buttons for reply commands in tool-bar. If you have room on your tool-bar because you are using a large font, you may set this variable to expand the single reply button into three buttons that won't lead to minibuffer prompt about who to reply to. ** Bug Fixes in MH-E 7.0 *** mh-delete-msg, mh-refile-msg, mh-undo Mandrake Linux includes XEmacs initialization code that binds `transient-mark-mode' which causes problems in MH-E. These problems have been fixed (closes SF #541915). *** mh-edit-again This would sometimes yield a read-only buffer. This has been fixed (closes SF #624283 and SF #625538). *** mh-forward When using nmh, always specify -mime so as to preserve the original message(s). *** mh-inc-folder If you had narrowed to a sequence and then incorporated new mail, those new messages would not be present in your +inbox when you widened. This has been fixed (closes SF #489430, SF #489437, SF #629233). *** mh-insert-letter No longer uses mhl to include a message as this mangled the header and gave supercite fits (closes SF #629153). *** mh-letter-mode "M-q (fill-paragraph)" now fills quoted paragraphs (for example, starting with "> ") correctly (closes SF #489927). *** mh-next-undeleted-msg, mh-previous-undeleted-msg If there are no more undeleted messages the point remains at its original position and a message is produced (closes SF #494304). *** mh-pick-mode Now calls `mh-pick-mode-hook' as documented. *** mh-put-msg-in-seq Now puts all messages in region in sequence (closes SF #630324). *** mh-refile-msg, mh-write-msg-to-file These functions stomped on the variables that held the name of the last file and folder respectively for the other function. This has been fixed so that the last folder or file name is preserved (closes SF #580772). *** mh-region-to-sequence If the region in MH-Folder was set with "C-x h (mark-whole-buffer)", you couldn't perform operations on all of the messages as you would expect. This has been fixed (closes SF #621632). *** mh-reply Performing an undo the first thing after replying would blank out the entire draft. Now just the insertion of the yanked message is undone leaving the header and signature intact for additional editing (closes SF #623693). *** mh-show-mode Now calls `mh-show-mode-hook' as documented (closes SF #627222). *** mh-subject-thread-to-sequence Make 'subject sequence a real one, exported to MH. This means you can, for example, mh-forward it. But it also shows up with a mark in the scan output (closes SF #489445). *** Other Bug Fixes The following bugs have also been closed: SF #495450: Folder buffer read-only after inc SF #489706: mh-page-msg bombs out SF #580772: mh-last-destination is overloaded *** Variables renamed to conform with Emacs coding conventions The coding conventions require that boolean variables end in -flag. The following two tables show which variables were affected (closes SF #627015). Customization Variables (defcustom) Old Name New Name mh-auto-folder-collect mh-auto-folder-collect-flag mh-bury-show-buffer mh-bury-show-buffer-flag mh-clean-message-header mh-clean-message-header-flag mh-decode-quoted-printable mh-decode-quoted-printable-flag mh-delete-yanked-msg-window mh-delete-yanked-msg-window-flag mh-do-not-confirm mh-do-not-confirm-flag mh-highlight-citation-p mh-highlight-citation mh-insert-x-mailer-p mh-insert-x-mailer-flag mh-print-background mh-print-background-flag mh-recenter-summary-p mh-recenter-summary-flag mh-recursive-folders mh-recursive-folders-flag mh-reply-show-message-p mh-reply-show-message-flag mh-show-use-goto-addr mh-show-use-goto-addr-flag mh-update-sequences-after-mh-show mh-update-sequences-after-mh-show-flag Regular Variables (defvar) Old Name New Name mh-mhn-compose-insert-p mh-mhn-compose-insert-flag mh-nmh-p mh-nmh-flag mh-page-to-next-msg-p mh-page-to-next-msg-flag -- Bill Wohler http://www.newt.com/wohler/ GnuPG ID:610BD9AD Maintainer of comp.mail.mh FAQ and MH-E. 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