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1 * COPYRIGHT
2
3 Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 See the end of the file for license conditions.
5
6 * Changes in MH-E 8.5
7
8 Version 8.5 fixes bugs when incorporating or forwarding mail.
9
10 ** Bug Fixes in MH-E 8.5
11
12 *** mh-rmail doesn't switch to +inbox
13
14 The function `mh-rmail' now switches to `+inbox' as expected (closes
15 SF #271).
16
17 *** Problem forwarding a message
18
19 Forwarding messages resulted in the error: `(wrong-type-argument
20 number-or-marker-p nil).' This has been fixed by setting the mail
21 separator (closes SF #270).
22
23 \f
24
25 * Changes in MH-E 8.4
26
27 Version 8.4 postpones junk processing and merges in your components
28 file when re-editing a draft. A few bugs were also fixed.
29
30 ** New Features in MH-E 8.4
31
32 *** Postpone junk processing
33
34 The `J w' (`mh-junk-whitelist') and `J b' (`mh-junk-blacklist')
35 commands now mark the message. Like with other marks, this mark can be
36 removed with `u' (`mh-undo') and processed with `x'
37 (`mh-execute-commands'). Thanks to Ted Phelps (closes SF #2945712).
38
39 ** New Variables in MH-E 8.4
40
41 *** mh-blacklist-msg-hook
42
43 Hook run by `J b' (`mh-junk-blacklist') after marking each message for blacklisting.
44
45 *** mh-whitelist-msg-hook
46
47 Hook run by `J w' (`mh-junk-whitelist') after marking each message for whitelisting.
48
49 *** mh-whitelist-preserves-sequences-flag
50
51 Non-nil means that sequences are preserved when messages are
52 whitelisted.
53
54 ** New Faces in MH-E 8.4
55
56 *** mh-folder-blacklisted
57
58 Blacklisted message face.
59
60 *** mh-folder-whitelisted
61
62 Whitelisted message face.
63
64 ** Bug Fixes in MH-E 8.4
65
66 *** mh-edit-again should add Fcc
67
68 More generally, `mh-edit-again' now merges the components file into
69 the draft (closes SF #1708292).
70
71 *** Loses changes when message column goes from 1 to 2 digits
72
73 Call `mh-process-or-undo-commands' before running inc to insure we do
74 not lose any pending changes (closes SF #2321115).
75
76 *** mh-yank-cur-msg fails in emacs 23
77
78 Replace usage of `set-buffer' with `with-current-buffer' (closes SF
79 #2830504).
80
81 *** Folder pack action (Fp) missing in show mode
82
83 Add missing key binding for `mh-show-pack-folder' (closes SF #3466086).
84
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86
87 * Changes in MH-E 8.3.1
88
89 This version of MH-E fixes typos in the documentation and is packaged
90 with GNU Emacs 24.1
91
92 * Changes in MH-E 8.3
93
94 In 2010, the version control system (VCS) of Emacs was upgraded from
95 CVS to Bazaar. In 2011, the MH-E team followed suit and upgraded the
96 MH-E repository at SourceForge from CVS to Bazaar as well. The result
97 is version 8.3 of MH-E, which includes needed changes to the build
98 scripts.
99
100 Otherwise, this is a small release that includes mostly internal
101 changes from the Emacs team. One of these changes manifests itself in
102 the user interface--you can now complete folders with abbreviations,
103 meaning that `+f/b/b TAB' can complete to `+foo/bar/baz'.
104
105 Also, RFC 2047-encoded Subject header fields in replies are now
106 decoded.
107
108 It also fixes compilation warnings in XEmacs 21.5.31, as
109 well as an error when running XEmacs 21.5.31 in a terminal.
110
111 Another implication of the VCS change is that users who download MH-E
112 from SourceForge and explicitly load MH-E will have to be change their
113 `load-path' to "/path/to/mh-e/emacs/trunk/lisp/mh-e" instead. Note the
114 addition of "trunk."
115
116 ** Bug Fixes in MH-E 8.3
117
118 *** Make mh-showing a legitimate minor mode
119
120 The `mh-showing-mode' variable is now defined with `define-minor-mode'
121 (closes SF #482666).
122
123 *** Desktop fails to restore MH-Folder buffers
124
125 When restoring MH folders from ".emacs.desktop", Emacs now opens them in
126 the expected `mh-folder' mode instead of `dired-mode' (closes SF #1510145)
127
128 *** *MH-E Log* buffer can point to removed directory
129 This was caused by using `set-buffer' instead of
130 `with-current-buffer.' This has been fixed thanks to Stefan Monnier
131 (closes SF #1903293).
132
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134
135 * Changes in MH-E 8.2
136
137 Version 8.2 of MH-E appeared in GNU Emacs 23.1. This is a small
138 release that includes internal changes from the Emacs team. A new
139 hook, `mh-pack-folder-hook', has been added.
140
141 There is a known bug where you can't attach attachments in Emacs 21.
142 This will be fixed in 8.2.1.
143
144 ** New Variables in MH-E 8.2
145
146 *** mh-pack-folder-hook
147
148 The `mh-pack-folder-hook' is run by `F p' (`mh-pack-folder') after
149 renumbering the messages. Hook functions can access the current folder
150 name with `mh-current-folder'.
151
152 ** Bug Fixes in MH-E 8.2
153
154 *** New version of mh-mm-save-part
155
156 Several functions have been updated with code from Gnus 5.11 (closes
157 SF #2235022).
158
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160
161 * Changes in MH-E 8.1
162
163 Version 8.1 fixes some issues with forwarding messages, respects the
164 MH environment variable, adds the abilities to use aliases with GPG
165 and show HTML even though it is discouraged. A new hook,
166 `mh-annotate-msg-hook', has been added.
167
168 ** New Features in MH-E 8.1
169
170 *** Showing HTML When Text Is the Preferred Alternative
171
172 The `:' (`mh-show-preferred-alternative') function displays the
173 message with the default preferred alternative. This is as if
174 `mm-discouraged-alternatives' was set to nil (closes SF #1777321).
175
176 ** New Variables in MH-E 8.1
177
178 *** mh-annotate-msg-hook
179
180 The `mh-annotate-msg-hook' hook is run whenever a message is sent and
181 after the scan lines and message are annotated. Hook functions can
182 access the current folder name with `mh-current-folder' and obtain the
183 message numbers of the annotated messages with `mh-annotate-list'
184 (closes SF #2032269).
185
186 ** Bug Fixes in MH-E 8.1
187
188 *** Can't Use Aliases with GPG
189
190 GPG requires e-mail addresses, not aliases. So resolve aliases before
191 passing addresses to GPG/PGP (closes SF #649226).
192
193 *** mh-mml-forward-message: Disposition Should Be Inline
194
195 The `f' (`mh-forward') function now forwards messages as inline
196 attachments (closes SF #1378993).
197
198 *** Illegal Filename Characters on Windows Filesystems
199
200 The X-Image-URL cache created filenames with invalid characters on
201 Windows. This has been fixed with assistance from Darel Henman (closes
202 SF #1396499).
203
204 *** Make Many Header Fields Invisible
205
206 A vast landscape of header fields are now invisible. You may wish to
207 browse `mh-invisible-header-fields-default' and clean up your
208 `mh-invisible-header-fields' option. A permanent bug (SF #1916032) has
209 been created where you can submit header fields that should be
210 rendered invisible (closes SF #1701231).
211
212 *** mh-forward Includes Messages in Reverse Order
213
214 The `f' (`mh-forward') function now includes messages in ascending
215 order (closes SF #1730393).
216
217 *** Compile Fails on XEmacs 21.5 beta 28
218
219 This has been fixed with help from Henrique Martins (closes SF
220 #1749774).
221
222 *** Rename Variant mu-mh to gnu-mh
223
224 The GNU mailutils MH variant was named inconsistently. The variant has
225 been renamed to gnu-mh throughout. Thanks to Darel Henman (closes SF
226 #1768928).
227
228 *** Respect MH environment Variable
229
230 Even if the MH environment variable was set, an error was generated if
231 "~/.mh_profile" was missing. This has been fixed thanks to Xavier
232 Maillard (closes SF #1946861).
233
234 *** Enhance mh-mairix-regexp-builder
235
236 Additional items have been added to the Mairix search string in order
237 to support org-mode. Thanks to Nick Dokos (closes SF #1965704).
238
239 *** mh-mh-to-mime and mh-mh-to-mime-undo Reset Modes
240
241 The functions `mh-mh-to-mime' and `mh-mh-to-mime-undo' would reset the
242 buffer to fundamental mode. This has been fixed thanks to Sergey
243 Poznyakoff (closes SF #1966722).
244
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246
247 * Changes in MH-E 8.0.3
248
249 Version 8.0.3 fixes errors in sending messages and in running spam
250 filter commands in certain circumstances.
251
252 ** Bug Fixes in MH-E 8.0.3
253
254 *** mh-send-args Cannot Be nil
255
256 If `mh-send-uses-spost-flag' was set, an error would prevent the
257 sending of messages. This has been fixed (closes SF #1564742).
258
259 *** Missing Quotes in sa-learn Command Line
260
261 This has been fixed (closes SF #1565460).
262
263 *** Errors Associated with mh-junk-background
264
265 The Spamassassin filter commands were used inconsistently and
266 incorrectly; if `mh-junk-background' were nil, not all of the updating
267 would happen correctly. In the other back-ends such as bogofilter and
268 SpamProbe, a value of t for `mh-junk-background' would cause the
269 commands associated with these filters to fail. These problems have
270 been fixed (closes SF #1594802).
271
272 \f
273
274 * Changes in MH-E 8.0.2
275
276 Version 8.0.2 fixes the tool bar and `F n' on XEmacs, and `K a' on GNU
277 mailutils.
278
279 ** Bug Fixes in MH-E 8.0.2
280
281 *** Tool Bar Not Displayed in XEmacs
282
283 The MH-E tool bar didn't show up in XEmacs; now it does. Thanks to Ted
284 Phelps <phelps@gnusto.com> (closes SF #1506846).
285
286 *** mh-mime-save-parts Assumes -store Default
287
288 It was assumed that -store was the default for both mhn and mhstore.
289 This has been fixed by using -store except when using nmh. Thanks to
290 Sergey Poznyakoff <gray@Mirddin.farlep.net> (closes SF #1513140).
291
292 *** F-n Doesn't Work
293
294 The fix for SF #1499712 broke `F n' (`mh-index-new-messages') on
295 XEmacs since a regular expression that XEmacs could not handle was
296 added. This regexp has been fixed (closes SF #1514424).
297
298 \f
299
300 * Changes in MH-E 8.0.1
301
302 Version 8.0.1 works around a couple of bugs in GNU mailutils, spost,
303 and Windows. MH-E now requires the use of version 1.0 of mailutils due
304 to a bug in the folder command.
305
306 ** Bug Fixes in MH-E 8.0.1
307
308 *** Infinite Loop When Searching (mailutils)
309
310 The GNU mailutils folder command displays output when a folder doesn't
311 exist. MH-E didn't expect this and responded with an infinite loop
312 during searches. While this bug has since been fixed in mailutils,
313 MH-E has been modified to work anyway (closes SF #1499712).
314
315 *** spost Doesn't Have -msgid or -mime Flags
316
317 The post replacement spost does not support the -msgid or -mime flags.
318 A new variable `mh-send-uses-spost-flag' was added to control the use
319 of these flags (closes SF #1486726).
320
321 *** <2> in Search Folders Illegal in Windows
322
323 The <2> suffix to the search folder names contain illegal filename
324 characters in Windows. These cause searches to fail on Windows. This
325 has been fixed by changing the suffix to -2 (closes SF #1507002).
326
327 \f
328
329 * Changes in MH-E 8.0
330
331 Version 8.0 supports GNU mailutils, S/MIME, picons, which-func-mode,
332 sports an improved interface for hiding header fields, improves upon
333 the MH variant detection, improves folder completion, makes the pick
334 search equivalent to the other types of searches, spruces up the tool
335 bar, creates the correct MIME type when including OpenOffice
336 documents, works on a Mac, adds colors to buttons for signed or
337 encrypted messages, incorporates new features introduced in
338 Emacs 22.1, fixes a bunch of bugs, and best of all, comes with an
339 updated manual!
340
341 Internally, MH-E now sports a new software organization which will
342 help future maintainability. As a side-effect, the number of XEmacs
343 compilation warnings has plummeted from hundreds to just three. CVS
344 users will notice that MH-E has been migrated from the CVS repository
345 from SourceForge to Savannah (but only for those files that were
346 already part of Emacs). As a result, the location of MH-E in the
347 load-path has changed, and mh-e-autoloads.el was renamed to
348 mh-autoloads.el. See section INSTALL in the README for details. While
349 this migration will benefit maintainers, it will also benefit users:
350 CVS Emacs users will not have to check out MH-E separately and welcome
351 faster MH-E updates, and CVS MH-E users will welcome faster MH-E
352 updates from Emacs developers. Read section CVS MH-E INSTALL in the
353 README for details.
354
355 While not related to this release, the MH-E mailing lists are now
356 gatewayed at gmane.org (closes SF #979308).
357
358 If you want to see the release notes for the alpha and beta releases
359 leading up this release, please see:
360
361 http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/emacs/emacs/etc/MH-E-NEWS?revision=1.25&view=markup
362
363 \f
364
365 ** New Features in MH-E 8.0
366
367 *** GNU mailutils Support
368
369 MH-E now supports GNU mailutils 0.4 and higher versions.
370
371 *** S/MIME Support
372
373 MH-E now supports S/MIME using Gnus 5.10.6 or higher.
374
375 *** Picon Support
376
377 In addition to the other methods of displaying an icon for the sender
378 of a message, MH-E can now display images from a picon directory. The
379 directory search path is found in the `mh-picon-directory-list'
380 variable. More documentation is found in the "facedb" sections in the
381 xfaces man page.
382
383 *** Catchup Command
384
385 There is a new `F c' (`mh-catchup') command that marks all unread
386 messages in the current folder as read.
387
388 *** Use which-func-mode to Display Folder in Index Mode
389
390 Turning on `which-func-mode' displays the folder name of the message
391 under the cursor in index folders (closes SF #855520).
392
393 *** Quick Key Help
394
395 The `?' (`mh-help') function now displays the help in its own buffer
396 called *MH-E Help* (closes SF #493740 and SF #656631).
397
398 *** Search Unification
399
400 The old `F s' behavior of adding messages to the search sequence has
401 been removed. The `F i' keybinding was deprecated and the new `F s'
402 (`mh-search') command is used to initiate either indexed or pick
403 searches. Within the MH-Search buffer (renamed from MH-Pick), the
404 command `C-c C-p' (`mh-pick-do-search') now runs pick on the given
405 folder recursively and displays the results in a search folder like
406 the other search methods (closes SF #829207).
407
408 *** Entry Points Have Moved
409
410 Emacs 21 users must now add `(require 'mh-autoloads)' because the
411 entry points (such as `mh-rmail' and `mh-smail') have moved to
412 different files which have made the autoloads that come with Emacs
413 inaccurate. This change was necessary because the code was reorganized
414 to remove circular dependencies, to make the code more stable and
415 maintainable, and to reduce the time to load MH-E.
416
417 *** MH-Folder Keymap Changes
418
419 There is now a keymap for the printing functions whose prefix is `P'.
420 The command `l' (`mh-print-msg') has been replaced with `P l' although
421 we suggest you use the new `P p' instead.
422
423 Key 7.4.4 8.0
424
425 ; - mh-toggle-mh-decode-mime-flag
426 l mh-print-msg -
427 / f mh-narrow-to-from -
428 / r mh-narrow-to-range -
429 / g - mh-narrow-to-range
430 / m - mh-narrow-to-from
431 F c - mh-catchup
432 F i mh-index-search -
433 F s mh-search-folder mh-search
434 K e - mh-display-with-external-viewer
435 K t - mh-toggle-mime-buttons
436 P ? - mh-prefix-help
437 P C - mh-ps-print-toggle-color
438 P F - mh-ps-print-toggle-faces
439 P f - mh-ps-print-msg-file
440 P l - mh-print-msg
441 P p - mh-ps-print-msg
442
443 *** MH-Letter Keymap Changes
444
445 The change where `mh-letter-mode' derives from `mail-mode' adds a few
446 keybindings. Some are interesting: experiment! Only the keybinding
447 changes for MH-E functions are listed here.
448
449 Most of the changes have to do with the renaming of the functions with
450 "mhn" in them to "mh" because nmh doesn't use `mhn'. The names were
451 also made consistent with the family of "mml" functions.
452
453 The type of signing or encryption has been generalized so the method
454 is now an option rather than a part of the function's name. The option
455 is `mh-mml-method-default' and choices include PGP (MIME), PGP,
456 S/MIME, or none.
457
458 Key 7.4.4 8.0
459
460 C-c C-e mh-edit-mhn mh-mh-to-mime
461 C-c RET C-e mh-mml-secure-message-encrypt-pgpmime
462 mh-mml-secure-message-encrypt
463 C-c RET C-g - mh-mh-compose-anon-ftp
464 C-c RET C-n - mh-mml-unsecure-message
465 C-c RET C-s mh-mml-secure-message-sign-pgpmime
466 mh-mml-secure-message-sign
467 C-c RET C-t - mh-mh-compose-external-compressed-tar
468 C-c RET C-u mh-revert-mhn-edit mh-mh-to-mime-undo
469 C-c RET C-x - mh-mh-compose-external-type
470 C-c RET e mh-mml-secure-message-encrypt-pgpmime
471 Prefix Command
472 C-c RET e e - mh-mml-secure-message-encrypt
473 C-c RET e s - mh-mml-secure-message-signencrypt
474 C-c RET g - mh-mh-compose-anon-ftp
475 C-c RET n - mh-mml-unsecure-message
476 C-c RET s - Prefix Command
477 C-c RET s e - mh-mml-secure-message-signencrypt
478 C-c RET s s - mh-mml-secure-message-sign
479 C-c RET t - mh-mh-compose-external-compressed-tar
480 C-c RET u mh-revert-mhn-edit mh-mh-to-mime-undo
481 C-c RET x - mh-mh-compose-external-type
482
483 C-c C-f C-a - mh-to-field
484 C-c C-f C-l - mh-to-field
485 C-c C-f RET - mh-to-field
486 C-c C-f a - mh-to-field
487 C-c C-f l - mh-to-field
488 C-c C-f m - mh-to-field
489
490 *** MH-Search Keymap Changes
491
492 These are the changes associated with the new search mode. The command
493 `C-c C-c' (`mh-index-do-search') now performs the standard indexed
494 search, while `C-c C-p' (`mh-pick-do-search') runs pick as before,
495 only better!
496
497 The `mh-to-field' keybindings were adjusted to be consistent with
498 those in the MH-Letter mode.
499
500 Key 7.4.4 8.0
501
502 C-c C-c mh-do-search mh-index-do-search
503 C-c C-f C-d mh-to-field -
504 C-c C-f C-f mh-to-field -
505 C-c C-f C-r mh-to-field -
506 C-c C-f RET - mh-to-field
507 C-c C-f d mh-to-field -
508 C-c C-f f mh-to-field -
509 C-c C-f m - mh-to-field
510 C-c C-f r mh-to-field -
511 C-c TAB mh-index-do-search -
512
513 *** Updates to X-Image-URL
514
515 Now support the use of `curl' and `fetch' as alternatives to `wget' to
516 obtain the image. The display of images are controlled with the
517 `mh-show-use-xface-flag' option while the `mh-fetch-x-image-url'
518 option controls how the images are fetched.
519
520 The default of `mh-fetch-x-image-url' has been changed to "Never
521 Fetch." Those of you who like the value of "Ask Before Fetching" will
522 have to customize this option (closes SF #831278).
523
524 WARNING: There are security concerns with this feature. Please read
525 the documentation for these options carefully before changing the
526 default.
527
528 *** Updates to mh-identity-list
529
530 Note that the field names found in `mh-identity-list' that refer to
531 the fields in `mh-identity-handlers' have changed in an incompatible
532 way from 7.4.4. In general, the symbolic names now have a ":" prefix
533 to avoid collisions with header fields. Before starting Emacs, edit
534 your .emacs and insert ":" before "signature" if you have defined it.
535
536 You can change your attribution in replies with the new "Attribution
537 Verb" field, and you can set your default GPG user ID with the "GPG
538 key ID" field.
539
540 Signatures can now be read from the `mh-signature-file-name' variable,
541 or come from a function, in addition to a named file. If you write
542 your own function, variables that you can use include
543 `mh-signature-separator-regexp', `mh-signature-separator',
544 and `mh-signature-separator-p'.
545
546 The handling of these fields has been moved into a new
547 `mh-identity-handlers' option, an alist of fields (strings) and
548 handlers (functions). Strings are lowercase. Use ":signature" for
549 Signature and ":pgg-default-user-id" for GPG Key ID. The function
550 associated with the string "default" is used if no other functions are
551 appropriate. For this reason, don't name a header field "Default".
552
553 If you point your signature at a vCard file with a vcf suffix, then it
554 will be incorporated as a vCard body part (closes SF #802723).
555
556 *** Updates to Speedbar
557
558 The speedbar now renders the folders with unseen messages in boldface
559 which makes them easier to identify (closes SF #623369).
560
561 *** Updates to mh-msg-is-in-seq
562
563 Can now specify an alternate message number to `S s'
564 (`mh-msg-is-in-seq') with a prefix argument.
565
566 *** Updates to mh-to-field-choices
567
568 In MH-Letter mode, you can use the `C-c C-f' (`mh-to-field') prefix to
569 go to and insert fields. The fields `Reply-To:', `Mail-Reply-To:',
570 `Mail-Followup-To:' can now be created via the `C-r', `C-a' (for
571 author), and `C-l' keys respectively. The key for the `From:' field
572 has been renamed from `C-r' to `C-m' for consistency with `mail-mode'
573 (closes SF #1400139).
574
575 *** Change Content-Type Renderer on the Fly in MH-Show Buffer
576
577 This has been implemented by adding the key binding `K e'
578 (`mh-display-with-external-viewer'). For inline text/html parts,
579 buttons aren't displayed by default. In that case use `K t'
580 (`mh-toggle-mime-buttons') to display the button before viewing it
581 with an external browser (closes SF #839318).
582
583 *** MH-E No Longer Calls install-mh
584
585 The new variant detection code makes use of `mhparam' which assumes
586 that your MH environment has already been set up. The code to call
587 `install-mh', which could no longer be run anyway, was removed.
588
589 *** Add :package-version Keyword to Options
590
591 This `defcustom', `defgroup', and `defface' keyword was introduced in
592 Emacs 22.1. MH-E has been extended to take advantage of it. With this
593 keyword, you can now use `M-x customize-changed-options' to see what
594 options in MH-E have changed between versions of Emacs. In a future
595 version of Emacs, you'll be able to see changes between MH-E versions
596 as well (closes SF #1452724).
597
598 *** Render Signature and vCard in Italics
599
600 This has been implemented. Use `mh-show-signature-face' to customize
601 the face used (closes SF #802722).
602
603 *** Derive mh-letter-mode from mail-mode
604
605 MH-Letter mode is now derived from `mail-mode'. We were able to delete
606 a lot of code. In return, there are a few `mail-mode' commands that
607 are available that may or may not be useful and the `mail-mode-hook'
608 is run (closes SF #1385571).
609
610 *** Remove Emacs 20 Support
611
612 As it turns out, we had already added some code that didn't work on
613 Emacs 20. However, now we've formalized it and removed code that was
614 present solely for Emacs 20 support (closes SF #1359240).
615
616 *** Glimpse Support Removed
617
618 Since glimpse isn't free, we cannot mention it. Glimpse has been
619 removed from the option `mh-indexer-choices' (closes SF #831276).
620
621 *** Use run-hook-with-args
622
623 We use normal hooks whenever possible and do not use
624 `run-hook-with-args' (with one documented exception) (closes SF
625 #643702).
626
627 \f
628
629 ** New Variables in MH-E 8.0
630
631 *** mh-after-commands-processed-hook
632
633 Hook run by `x' (`mh-execute-commands') after performing outstanding
634 refile and delete requests.
635
636 *** mh-alias-reloaded-hook
637
638 Invoked by `mh-alias-reload' after reloading aliases.
639
640 *** mh-auto-fields-prompt-flag
641
642 On means to prompt before sending if fields in `mh-auto-fields-list'
643 are inserted.
644
645 *** mh-before-commands-processed-hook
646
647 Renamed from `mh-folder-updated-hook'. It wasn't clear whether
648 `mh-folder-updated-hook' was run before or after the commands were
649 executed. We now provide both with clear names.
650
651 *** mh-compose-forward-as-mime-flag
652
653 On means that messages are forwarded as attachments (closes SF
654 #827203).
655
656 *** mh-default-folder-for-message-function
657
658 Function to select a default folder for refiling or `Fcc:'.
659
660 *** mh-forward-hook
661
662 Invoked on the forwarded letter by `f' (`mh-forward').
663
664 *** mh-highlight-citation-style
665
666 Renamed from `mh-highlight-citation-p' since it wasn't a boolean. The
667 new name is also more descriptive.
668
669 *** mh-identity-handlers
670
671 Handler functions for fields in `mh-identity-list'.
672
673 *** mh-insert-signature-hook
674
675 Renamed from `mh-letter-insert-signature-hook' since most of the other
676 hooks do not carry the mode in the prefix and because the new name is
677 equally clear.
678
679 *** mh-invisible-header-fields-default
680
681 List of hidden header fields. The header fields listed in this option
682 are hidden, although you can check off any field that you would like
683 to see. Header fields that you would like to hide that aren't listed
684 can be added to the `mh-invisible-header-fields' option (closes SF
685 #752045).
686
687 The option `mh-visible-header-fields' has been deleted.
688
689 *** mh-junk-background
690
691 If on, spam programs are run in background. This used to be the
692 default behavior but this could overwhelm a system if many messages
693 were black- or whitelisted at once. The spam programs are now run in
694 the foreground, but this option can be used to put them back in the
695 background.
696
697 *** mh-junk-disposition
698
699 Renamed from `mh-junk-mail-folder' since this variable can accept
700 values other than folder names.
701
702 *** mh-kill-folder-suppress-prompt-hooks
703
704 Renamed from `mh-kill-folder-suppress-prompt-hook'. By convention,
705 abnormal hooks, which this is, either have a -function or -hooks
706 suffix.
707
708 *** mh-mhl-format-file
709
710 Renamed from `mhl-formfile' to put it in the MH-E namespace and to be
711 consistent with other similar options.
712
713 *** mh-mh-to-mime-hook
714
715 Renamed from `mh-edit-mhn-hook'. We have a family of `mh-mml-to-mime'
716 functions and variables; the older mhn functions and variables were
717 renamed to have a consistent `mh-mh-to-mime' prefix.
718
719 *** mh-mml-method-default
720
721 Default method to use in security tags.
722
723 *** mh-new-messages-folders
724
725 Renamed from `mh-index-new-messages-folders' for clarity.
726
727 *** mh-path
728
729 Additional list of directories to search for MH.
730
731 *** mh-redist-full-contents-flag
732
733 On means the `dist' command needs entire letter for redistribution.
734 This was previously a variable. It's now an option.
735
736 *** mh-search-mode-hook
737
738 Renamed from `mh-pick-mode-hook' as part of the
739 `mh-index.el'/`mh-pick.el' merge into `mh-search.el'.
740
741 *** mh-search-program
742
743 Renamed from `mh-index-program' as part of the
744 `mh-index.el'/`mh-pick.el' merge into `mh-search.el'.
745
746 *** mh-signature-separator-flag
747
748 On means a signature separator should be inserted. It is not
749 recommended that you change this option since various mail user
750 agents, including MH-E, use the separator to present the signature
751 differently, and to suppress the signature when replying or yanking a
752 letter into a draft.
753
754 *** mh-sortm-args
755
756 Additional arguments for `sortm'. This was previously an internal
757 variable. It's now an user-customizable option.
758
759 *** mh-speed-update-interval
760
761 Renamed from `mh-speed-flists-interval' for clarity.
762
763 *** mh-ticked-messages-folders
764
765 Renamed from `mh-index-ticked-messages-folders' for clarity.
766
767 *** mh-variant
768
769 Specifies the variant used by MH-E. The default setting of this option
770 is `Auto-detect' which means that MH-E will automatically choose the
771 first of nmh, MH, or GNU mailutils that it finds in the directories
772 listed in `mh-path', `mh-sys-path', and `exec-path'. If, for example,
773 you have both nmh and mailutils installed and `mh-variant-in-use' was
774 initialized to nmh but you want to use mailutils, then you can set
775 this option to `mailutils'.
776
777 When this variable is changed, MH-E resets `mh-progs', `mh-lib',
778 `mh-lib-progs', `mh-flists-present-flag', and `mh-variant-in-use'
779 accordingly.
780
781 If you've set these variables in your .emacs, it is strongly suggested
782 that you comment them out. The MH detection code has been completely
783 rewritten and it is very likely that you no longer to set them and
784 their setting may confuse other MH-E settings.
785
786 *** mh-xemacs-tool-bar-position
787
788 Renamed from `mh-xemacs-toolbar-position' per GNU Emacs naming conventions.
789
790 *** mh-xemacs-use-tool-bar-flag
791
792 Renamed from `mh-xemacs-use-toolbar-flag' per GNU Emacs naming conventions.
793
794 *** mh-yank-behavior
795
796 Renamed from `mh-yank-from-start-of-msg' for clarity.
797
798 \f
799
800 ** Variables Deleted in MH-E 8.0
801
802 *** mh-alias-system-aliases
803
804 System definitions should not be a user option.
805
806 *** mh-edit-mhn-hook
807
808 Renamed to `mh-mh-to-mime-hook'.
809
810 *** mh-folder-updated-hook
811
812 Renamed to `mh-before-commands-processed-hook'.
813
814 *** mh-highlight-citation-p
815
816 Renamed to `mh-highlight-citation-style'.
817
818 *** mh-index-new-messages-folders
819
820 Renamed to `mh-new-messages-folders'.
821
822 *** mh-index-program
823
824 Renamed to `mh-search-program'.
825
826 *** mh-index-ticked-messages-folders
827
828 Renamed to `mh-ticked-messages-folders'.
829
830 *** mh-junk-mail-folder
831
832 Since this variable can accept values other than folder names, it was
833 renamed to `mh-junk-disposition' to more accurately reflect the content.
834
835 *** mh-kill-folder-suppress-prompt-hook
836
837 Renamed to `mh-kill-folder-suppress-prompt-hooks'.
838
839 *** mh-letter-insert-signature-hook
840
841 Renamed to `mh-insert-signature-hook'.
842
843 *** mh-pick-mode-hook
844
845 Renamed to `mh-search-mode-hook'.
846
847 *** mh-show-use-goto-addr-flag
848
849 This flag was redundant with and inconsistent with
850 `goto-address-highlight-p' at the same time, so we removed it. Please
851 customize `goto-address-highlight-p' if you wish to turn off email
852 address and URL highlighting.
853
854 *** mh-speed-flists-interval
855
856 Renamed to `mh-speed-update-interval'.
857
858 *** mh-speed-run-flists-flag
859
860 Deleted since setting `mh-speed-flists-interval' to 0 accomplishes the
861 same thing.
862
863 *** mh-visible-header-fields
864
865 Deleted since it would hide new header fields you might want to see.
866
867 *** mh-xemacs-toolbar-position
868
869 Renamed to `mh-xemacs-tool-bar-position'.
870
871 *** mh-xemacs-use-toolbar-flag
872
873 Renamed to `mh-xemacs-use-tool-bar-flag'.
874
875 *** mh-yank-from-start-of-msg
876
877 Renamed to `mh-yank-behavior'.
878
879 *** mhl-formfile
880
881 Renamed to `mh-mhl-format-file'.
882
883 \f
884
885 ** New Faces in MH-E 8.0
886
887 *** mh-folder-address
888
889 Renamed from `mh-folder-address-face' per new Emacs conventions.
890
891 *** mh-folder-body
892
893 Renamed from `mh-folder-body-face' per new Emacs conventions.
894
895 *** mh-folder-cur-msg-number
896
897 Renamed from `mh-folder-cur-msg-number-face' per new Emacs conventions.
898
899 *** mh-folder-date
900
901 Renamed from `mh-folder-date-face' per new Emacs conventions.
902
903 *** mh-folder-deleted
904
905 Renamed from `mh-folder-deleted-face' per new Emacs conventions.
906
907 *** mh-folder-followup
908
909 Renamed from `mh-folder-followup-face' per new Emacs conventions.
910
911 *** mh-folder-msg-number
912
913 Renamed from `mh-folder-msg-number-face' per new Emacs conventions.
914
915 *** mh-folder-refiled
916
917 Renamed from `mh-folder-refiled-face' per new Emacs conventions.
918
919 *** mh-folder-sent-to-me-hint
920
921 Fontification hint face in messages sent directly to us.
922
923 *** mh-folder-sent-to-me-sender
924
925 Sender face in messages sent directly to us.
926
927 *** mh-folder-subject
928
929 Renamed from `mh-folder-subject-face' per new Emacs conventions.
930
931 *** mh-folder-tick
932
933 Renamed from `mh-folder-tick-face' per new Emacs conventions.
934
935 *** mh-folder-to
936
937 Renamed from `mh-folder-to-face' per new Emacs conventions.
938
939 *** mh-letter-header-field
940
941 Renamed from `mh-letter-header-field-face' per new Emacs conventions.
942
943 *** mh-search-folder
944
945 Renamed from `mh-index-folder-face'.
946
947 *** mh-show-cc
948
949 Renamed from `mh-show-cc-face' per new Emacs conventions.
950
951 *** mh-show-date
952
953 Renamed from `mh-show--face' per new Emacs conventions.
954
955 *** mh-show-from
956
957 Renamed from `mh-show-from-face' per new Emacs conventions.
958
959 *** mh-show-header
960
961 Renamed from `mh-show-header-face' per new Emacs conventions.
962
963 *** mh-show-pgg-bad
964
965 Face used to highlight a bad PGG signature.
966
967 *** mh-show-pgg-good
968
969 Face used to highlight a good PGG signature.
970
971 *** mh-show-pgg-unknown
972
973 Face used to highlight a PGG signature whose status is unknown. This
974 face is also used for a signature when the signer is untrusted.
975
976 *** mh-show-signature
977
978 Face used to highlight the signature.
979
980 *** mh-show-subject
981
982 Renamed from `mh-show-subject-face' per new Emacs conventions.
983
984 *** mh-show-to
985
986 Renamed from `mh-show-to-face' per new Emacs conventions.
987
988 *** mh-show-xface
989
990 Renamed from `mh-show-xface-face' per new Emacs conventions.
991
992 *** mh-speedbar-folder
993
994 Renamed from `mh-speedbar-folder-face' per new Emacs conventions.
995
996 *** mh-speedbar-folder-with-unseen-messages
997
998 Renamed from `mh-speedbar-folder-with-unseen-messages-face' per new
999 Emacs conventions.
1000
1001 *** mh-speedbar-selected-folder
1002
1003 Renamed from `mh-speedbar-selected-folder-face' per new Emacs conventions.
1004
1005 *** mh-speedbar-selected-folder-with-unseen-messages
1006
1007 Renamed from `mh-speedbar-selected-folder-with-unseen-messages-face'
1008 per new Emacs conventions.
1009
1010 \f
1011
1012 ** Faces Deleted in MH-E 8.0
1013
1014 *** mh-folder-address-face
1015
1016 Renamed to `mh-folder-address' per new Emacs conventions.
1017
1018 *** mh-folder-body-face
1019
1020 Renamed to `mh-folder-body' per new Emacs conventions.
1021
1022 *** mh-folder-cur-msg-face
1023
1024 Deleted. Not used.
1025
1026 *** mh-folder-cur-msg-number-face
1027
1028 Renamed to `mh-folder-cur-msg-number' per new Emacs conventions.
1029
1030 *** mh-folder-date-face
1031
1032 Renamed to `mh-folder-date' per new Emacs conventions.
1033
1034 *** mh-folder-deleted-face
1035
1036 Renamed to `mh-folder-deleted' per new Emacs conventions.
1037
1038 *** mh-folder-followup-face
1039
1040 Renamed to `mh-folder-followup' per new Emacs conventions.
1041
1042 *** mh-folder-msg-number-face
1043
1044 Renamed to `mh-folder-msg-number' per new Emacs conventions.
1045
1046 *** mh-folder-refiled-face
1047
1048 Renamed to `mh-folder-refiled' per new Emacs conventions.
1049
1050 *** mh-folder-subject-face
1051
1052 Renamed to `mh-folder-subject' per new Emacs conventions.
1053
1054 *** mh-folder-tick-face
1055
1056 Renamed to `mh-folder-tick' per new Emacs conventions.
1057
1058 *** mh-folder-to-face
1059
1060 Renamed to `mh-folder-to' per new Emacs conventions.
1061
1062 *** mh-index-folder-face
1063
1064 Renamed to `mh-search-folder'.
1065
1066 *** mh-letter-header-field-face
1067
1068 Renamed to `mh-letter-header-field' per new Emacs conventions.
1069
1070 *** mh-show-cc-face
1071
1072 Renamed to `mh-show-cc' per new Emacs conventions.
1073
1074 *** mh-show-date-face
1075
1076 Renamed to `mh-show-date' per new Emacs conventions.
1077
1078 *** mh-show-from-face
1079
1080 Renamed to `mh-show-from' per new Emacs conventions.
1081
1082 *** mh-show-header-face
1083
1084 Renamed to `mh-show-header' per new Emacs conventions.
1085
1086 *** mh-show-subject-face
1087
1088 Renamed to `mh-show-subject' per new Emacs conventions.
1089
1090 *** mh-show-to-face
1091
1092 Renamed to `mh-show-to' per new Emacs conventions.
1093
1094 *** mh-show-xface-face
1095
1096 Renamed to `mh-show-xface' per new Emacs conventions.
1097
1098 *** mh-speedbar-folder-face
1099
1100 Renamed to `mh-speedbar-folder' per new Emacs conventions.
1101
1102 *** mh-speedbar-folder-with-unseen-messages-face
1103
1104 Renamed to `mh-speedbar-folder-with-unseen-messages' per new Emacs conventions.
1105
1106 *** mh-speedbar-selected-folder-face
1107
1108 Renamed to `mh-speedbar-selected-folder' per new Emacs conventions.
1109
1110 *** mh-speedbar-selected-folder-with-unseen-messages-face
1111
1112 Renamed to `mh-speedbar-selected-folder-with-unseen-messages' per new
1113 Emacs conventions.
1114
1115 \f
1116
1117 ** Bug Fixes in MH-E 8.0
1118
1119 *** Face Variable Names Now Follow Current Conventions
1120
1121 The -face suffix has been dropped from all face names.
1122
1123 *** Swish Fixes
1124
1125 Items in swish indexes that aren't mail messages are now handled more
1126 gracefully.
1127
1128 *** Spamassassin Fixes
1129
1130 If you use spamassassin, there was an error when you tried to junk
1131 mail if the option `mh-junk-background' was set. This has been fixed.
1132
1133 *** Mairix Support
1134
1135 Indexing now compatible with Mairix version 0.12 and later.
1136
1137 *** mh-extract-rejected-mail Can't Do MIME (and Other Formats)
1138
1139 Now handles qmail and exim bounces (addresses SF #404965).
1140
1141 *** mh-rmail Hangs in XEmacs
1142
1143 We've determined that MH-E is incompatible with some versions of
1144 XEmacs (21.5.9-21.5.16). More recent versions work fine. If you think
1145 our list is too broad, please let us know which version of XEmacs you
1146 are using (closes SF #644321).
1147
1148 *** Completions Offered by mh-refile-message Are Not Sorted
1149
1150 This behavior is no longer observed (closes SF #698734).
1151
1152 *** Add Message-ID to Outgoing Messages
1153
1154 If you replied to a message in your `+outbox', an `In-Reply-To:'
1155 header field was created that broke threading at the recipient's end.
1156 We now add a `Message-ID:' to outgoing messages which fixes this
1157 (closes SF #725425).
1158
1159 *** Inconsistent Prompts
1160
1161 Emacs changed their defaults in prompts from "Prompt: [value]" to
1162 "Prompt (default value): ". All MH-E prompts have been updated to
1163 comply with the new standard and are therefore now consistent
1164 throughout the application (closes SF #730470, SF #1275933).
1165
1166 *** Empty Shell Comments Confuse mh-mhn-directive-present-p
1167
1168 If you had a string that matched the regexp "^# $" in your draft, it
1169 would cause an error. This has been fixed (closes SF #762458).
1170
1171 *** Quote Hashes When mhbuild Directives Used
1172
1173 A related bug, if you had empty shell comments but inserted your own
1174 directives, you'd get another error from mhbuild. This has been fixed
1175 by quoting the hash ("^# $") like this "##" before submitting to
1176 mhbuild (closes SF #762464).
1177
1178 *** Inconsistent Usage in Scan Formatting Variables
1179
1180 The variables:
1181
1182 mh-note-cur
1183 mh-note-deleted
1184 mh-note-dist
1185 mh-note-forw
1186 mh-note-refiled
1187 mh-note-repl
1188 mh-note-seq
1189
1190 used to contain strings. Although only the first character was read,
1191 the entire string would be inserted which may have caused problems.
1192 These variables have been converted to character constants so that
1193 only a single character can be inserted into the scan line (closes SF
1194 #770772).
1195
1196 *** Bad Handling of Aliases That Conflict With Local User Names
1197
1198 If a user name existed both locally and in the aliases file, the local
1199 user would be flashed, but the alias would be used when sending. This
1200 has been fixed so that the user name that is flashed is the same as
1201 the name that is sent (closes SF #772595).
1202
1203 *** Initialization Fails If ~/Mail Exists
1204
1205 MH-E no longer calls `install-mh' so this issue has gone away (closes
1206 SF #835192).
1207
1208 *** Not Re-prompted to Sign After Pass Phrase Typo
1209
1210 If there were errors when sending a signed message (like getting the
1211 pass phrase wrong), the MML markup remained in the draft buffer. The
1212 draft buffer is now restored if there is an error (closes SF #839303).
1213
1214 *** Font-lock Gets Confused in MH-Letter Buffer
1215
1216 If a user manually moved the cursor to the end of the header field
1217 separator line (by mouse click or keyboard navigation) and hit Enter
1218 to start typing their message, any line in the body with a colon would
1219 be fontified with a gray background. This has been fixed (closes SF
1220 #855479).
1221
1222 *** RETURN Causes Infinite Loop in mh-letter
1223
1224 This behavior is no longer observed (closes SF #887346).
1225
1226 *** mh-refile-msg Fails to Suggest Folder for Empty Message
1227
1228 If you received a message with an empty body from someone who is
1229 listed in your aliases file, `o' (`mh-refile-msg') failed to suggest
1230 the correct folder. This has been fixed (closes SF #917096).
1231
1232 *** Missing Headers When Replying to All
1233
1234 User needed to edit `replgroupcomps' (closes SF #918194).
1235
1236 *** Error Visiting Folder With no Unseen Messages
1237
1238 If you visited a folder without unseen messages and the option "flist:
1239 -noshowzero" is present in your `~/.mh_profile', you'd get an error.
1240 This has been fixed (closes SF #933954).
1241
1242 *** Error Message When Trying to Send Using MH-E
1243
1244 This behavior is no longer observed (closes SF #1002103).
1245
1246 *** mh-find-path Doesn't Use mhparam
1247
1248 MH-E no longer peeks into the MH profile `~/.mh_profile' directly. It
1249 uses `mhparam' instead (closes SF #1016027).
1250
1251 *** rmmproc Refile Complains No Such Message
1252
1253 MH-E would get confused about which folder to delete messages from if
1254 you were refiling and deleting messages at the same time. This has
1255 been fixed (closes SF #1023959).
1256
1257 *** auto-mode-alist Updated
1258
1259 MH-E originally updated auto-mode-alist to set the major mode of
1260 drafts. Now that we explicitly set the mode, there is no reason to do
1261 this, and this behavior caused problems for people who didn't use MH-E
1262 who were editing files that looked like MH message files (closes SF
1263 #1032353).
1264
1265 *** ! Doesn't Do Regions
1266
1267 Now it does (closes SF #1046330).
1268
1269 *** mh-show-unquote-From Fails (read-only buffer)
1270
1271 MH-E quotes the `From ' header field that is inserted by MTAs.
1272 However, it was trying to do this in a read-only buffer. This has been
1273 fixed (closes SF #1089870).
1274
1275 *** Whitespace in pick Expressions
1276
1277 The `C-u / s RET' command now works. In addition, you can now add
1278 whitespace to any of the limiting (/) commands (closes SF #1122655).
1279
1280 *** mh-index-previous-folder Does Not Work Correctly
1281
1282 If your cursor was on an item below a folder heading and you used
1283 `M-TAB' (`mh-index-previous-folder'), you would move to the previous
1284 folder heading. This has been fixed (closes SF #1126188).
1285
1286 *** Default Identity Prevents Insertion of Auto Fields
1287
1288 Auto insertion of an identity now occurs even when the default
1289 identity is used (closes SF #1204506).
1290
1291 *** mh-compose-forward and Default Message Number
1292
1293 `mh-compose-forward' will now default to the sent message in the sent
1294 folder and the `cur' message in other folders. It also takes ranges of
1295 messages and can include multiple messages at a time (closes SF
1296 #1205890).
1297
1298 *** Better Handling of Empty cur Sequence
1299
1300 If you refiled a message into a folder and then used `F r'
1301 (`mh-rescan-folder') in that folder, your cursor would be taken to the
1302 first message. The cursor now stays where it was (closes SF #1207247).
1303
1304 *** mh-customize Uses Group mh, Not mh-e
1305
1306 The `mh' customization group alias has been deleted to avoid some
1307 problems that were found (closes SF #1213716).
1308
1309 *** "Args out of range" Error in Displaying Message
1310
1311 This behavior is no longer observed (closes SF #1227504).
1312
1313 *** Front-and-back Truncation in mailto: Rendering
1314
1315 This behavior is no longer observed (closes SF #1227510).
1316
1317 *** Name of the Draft File in mh-comp.el
1318
1319 MH is documented to use the draft file. If you use a draft file for
1320 something else (like Sylpheed), then use draft folders (closes SF
1321 #1231483).
1322
1323 *** font-lock Error in mh-letter-mode
1324
1325 An error in MH-E was introduced as a result of a change in CVS Emacs.
1326 This has been fixed (closes SF #1241017).
1327
1328 *** Msg Display Broken After Displaying Msg with Inline Image
1329
1330 Messages with inline images no longer trim certain message header
1331 fields (closes SF #1306141).
1332
1333 *** mh-visit-folder Munges font-lock-keywords
1334
1335 MH-E broke highlighting in Gnus buffers. This was actually a problem
1336 in CVS Emacs 22 and has been fixed there (closes SF #1393879).
1337
1338 *** Illegal Filename Chars for W32 Filesystems
1339
1340 Windows users who view `X-Image-URL:' images could not cache the
1341 images since the cached image file names had illegal characters. This
1342 has been fixed (closes SF #1396499).
1343
1344 *** mh-send Doesn't Handle mml Insertions Via mail-user-agent
1345
1346 Can now forward messages in Gnus if MH-E is your `mail-user-agent'
1347 (closes SF #1399307).
1348
1349 *** Can't Narrow to Subject with Regexp Chars
1350
1351 The command `/ s' could not limit subjects that had special pick
1352 characters (such as [, *, $, .). This has been fixed (closes SF
1353 #1432548).
1354
1355 *** `/ s' Can Miss the Original Mail
1356
1357 The command `/ s' failed to include the message with the "Re:" in the
1358 Subject. This has been fixed (closes SF #1438369).
1359
1360 *** mhparam -components Fails on mailutils
1361
1362 This error prevented MH-E from loading when using GNU mailutils. GNU
1363 mailutils drops the `s' in this argument, so we did too since
1364 -component still works in nmh and MH (closes SF #1446985).
1365
1366 *** `/ s' Still Has Problems With []'d Mail
1367
1368 On XEmacs, subjects that had special characters would prevent `/ s'
1369 from narrowing to the given subject. These characters are now quoted
1370 correctly in XEmacs (closes SF #1447598).
1371
1372 *** Variable mh-send-args Is a String, Not a List
1373
1374 This was causing errors when sending under GNU mailutils. The internal
1375 variable `mh-send-args' is now a list which fixes the problem (closes
1376 SF #1448604).
1377
1378 *** Update Icons
1379
1380 Most of the tool bar icons have been replaced by GTK or GNOME 2 icons
1381 (closes SF #1452715).
1382
1383 *** Strip Build Number From emacs-version in X-Mailer
1384
1385 This has been done (closes SF #1466481).
1386
1387 *** Rename Function and Variable Definers
1388
1389 If you had ever shown help for an MH-E symbol that was both a function
1390 or variable, you might have found that the hyperlink to the file
1391 brought you to the wrong definition. This has been fixed by renaming
1392 the macros `mh-defgroup', `mh-defcustom', `mh-defface',
1393 `mh-defun-compat', and `mh-defmacro-compat' to `defgroup-mh',
1394 `defcustom-mh', `defface-mh', `defun-mh', `defmacro-mh' respectively
1395 (closes SF #1472029).
1396
1397 *** mh-insert-letter Uses Wrong Default
1398
1399 If you had used `C-c TAB' (`mh-insert-letter') to insert a letter into
1400 your draft, specified a different folder, and chose the default
1401 message number, you got the wrong message. This has been fixed (closes
1402 SF #1473729).
1403
1404 \f
1405
1406 * Changes in MH-E 7.4.4
1407
1408 Version 7.4.4 addresses programmatic issues from the FSF and prepares
1409 MH-E for inclusion into an impending GNU Emacs release (22.1). There
1410 are no user-visible changes (unless you are using XEmacs on DOS or
1411 don't have the cl package installed). Filenames are now unique in
1412 their first 8 characters (DOS 8.3 requirement). The runtime dependency
1413 on the cl package has been removed. Desktop saving and restoration
1414 code moved here from desktop.el.
1415
1416 * Changes in MH-E 7.4.3
1417
1418 Version 7.4.3 fixes the problem where `mh-identity-list' was not getting
1419 set from .emacs.
1420
1421 * Changes in MH-E 7.4.2
1422
1423 Version 7.4.2 fixes the accidental dependence on nmh (closes SF
1424 #791021).
1425
1426 * Changes in MH-E 7.4.1
1427
1428 Version 7.4.1 fixes the Makefile so it no longer tries to compile
1429 mh-unit.el.
1430
1431 * Changes in MH-E 7.4
1432
1433 Version 7.4 contains many new useful features including arbitrary MH
1434 range handling, new draft features such as draft form editing, as well
1435 as sequence propagation and manipulation. We've also fixed bugs and
1436 added a handful of new variables.
1437
1438 ** New Features in MH-E 7.4
1439
1440 *** Add Arbitrary Ranges to MH-E UI
1441
1442 MH-E now handles any legal MH range (such as last:5 or 4 8 10-12)
1443 wherever you're prompted for a message number or sequence (closes SF
1444 #728638).
1445
1446 *** Remove Prompting in mh-send
1447
1448 Brian Reid's original mhe didn't do prompting anywhere but used forms
1449 instead. While we won't go that far, we eliminated prompting where a
1450 form is already involved, such as in composing a message.
1451
1452 The new customization variable `mh-compose-prompt-flag' can be set to
1453 t to get the original behavior (closes SF #745622).
1454
1455 *** Use TAB to Switch Fields in Header
1456
1457 When composing a message, TAB and SHIFT-TAB can be used to move
1458 quickly between header fields. The new customization variable,
1459 `mh-compose-skipped-header-fields', contains a list of header fields
1460 that are skipped and truncated if they are too long (closes SF
1461 #745627).
1462
1463 *** Alias Completion in Composition Buffer
1464
1465 Aliases can be completed in the draft with "M-TAB
1466 (mh-letter-complete)". Or, if the customization variable
1467 `mh-compose-space-does-completion-flag' is set to t, then a "SPC
1468 (mh-letter-complete-or-space)" with do the same thing. If
1469 `mh-alias-flash-on-comma' is non-nil, ", (mh-letter-confirm-address)"
1470 will show the alias expansion in the minibuffer (closes SF #745634).
1471
1472 *** Auto Fields Should be Inserted During Send
1473
1474 Fields that were inserted by the multiple personality code when the
1475 draft was sent now insert the header fields when the draft is composed
1476 to give you a chance to edit them (closes SF #747890).
1477
1478 *** mh-index-tick-messages
1479
1480 The command "F ' (mh-index-ticked-messages)" creates a buffer with all
1481 messages ticked with "' (mh-toggle-tick)" in the folders listed in the
1482 new customization variable `mh-index-ticked-messages-folders'. Chances
1483 are that if you set `mh-index-new-messages-folders', you'll want to
1484 set `mh-index-ticked-messages-folders' accordingly.
1485
1486 In addition, a general function, "F q (mh-index-sequenced-messages)"
1487 has been provided that displays messages in the `mh-unseen-seq' in the
1488 folders listed `mh-index-new-messages-folders', unless a prefix
1489 argument is given, in which case you can provide both a list of
1490 folders and a sequence (closes SF #718833).
1491
1492 *** Narrow to Region
1493
1494 If there is a region, "/ r (mh-narrow-to-range)" will only consider
1495 those messages in the region. In addition, there is now a stack of
1496 folder limits which can be popped with "/ w (mh-widen)". With a prefix
1497 arg, all the restrictions are popped off of the stack (closes SF
1498 #732823).
1499
1500 *** Narrow to Ticked Sequence
1501
1502 The buffer can now be narrowed to ticked messages with "S '
1503 (mh-narrow-to-tick)" (closes SF #732825).
1504
1505 *** Display Multiple Buttons for multipart/alternative
1506
1507 A new customizable variable,
1508 `mh-display-buttons-for-alternatives-flag', was added to display
1509 buttons for the alternatives. The default value is nil to retain the
1510 current behavior (closes SF #741288).
1511
1512 *** Identity Menu Changes
1513
1514 A menu item has been added that inserts custom fields if the To or Cc
1515 header fields match `mh-auto-fields-list'.
1516
1517 ** New Variables in MH-E 7.4
1518
1519 *** mh-alias-local-users-prefix
1520
1521 This string is prepended to the real names of users from the passwd
1522 file. If nil, use the username string unmodified instead of the real
1523 name from the gecos field of the passwd file.
1524
1525 *** mh-alias-passwd-gecos-comma-separator-flag
1526
1527 Non-nil means the gecos field in the passwd file uses comma as a
1528 separator. Used to construct aliases for users in the passwd file."
1529
1530 *** mh-interpret-number-as-range-flag
1531
1532 Non-nil means interpret a number as a range. If the variable is
1533 non-nil, and you use an integer, N, when asked for a range to scan,
1534 then MH-E uses the range "last:N".
1535
1536 *** mh-kill-folder-suppress-prompt-hook
1537
1538 This new hook is invoked at the beginning of the `F k
1539 (mh-kill-folder)' command. It is a list of functions to be called,
1540 with no arguments, which should return a value of non-nil if you
1541 should not be asked if you're sure that you want to remove the folder.
1542 This is useful for folders that are easily regenerated.
1543
1544 The default value of `mh-index-p' suppresses the prompt on folders
1545 generated by an index search.
1546
1547 WARNING: Use this hook with care. If there is a bug in your hook which
1548 returns t on +inbox and you hit `F k' by accident in the +inbox
1549 buffer, you will not be happy.
1550
1551 *** mh-refile-preserves-sequences-flag
1552
1553 Non-nil means that sequences are preserved when messages are refiled.
1554 If this variable is non-nil and a message belonging to a sequence
1555 other than cur or Previous-Sequence (see mh-profile 5) is refiled then
1556 it is put in the same sequence in the destination folder. Additional
1557 sequences that should not to be preserved can be specified by setting
1558 `mh-unpropagated-sequences' appropriately.
1559
1560 *** mh-visible-header-fields
1561
1562 Customize this instead of `mh-visible-headers', which is now a defvar.
1563 This was done to mimic the relationship between
1564 `mh-invisible-header-fields' and `mh-invisible-fields'.
1565
1566 ** Variables Deleted in MH-E 7.4
1567
1568 *** mh-visible-headers
1569
1570 See the paragraph for `mh-visible-header-fields' above.
1571
1572 ** Bug Fixes in MH-E 7.4
1573
1574 *** Aliases Constantly Reloaded
1575
1576 The system aliases are not loaded as often as they were, so the
1577 completion speed has been dramatically improved if your passwd file is
1578 large (closes SF #693859).
1579
1580 *** Folders in MH-Index View Not Saved
1581
1582 When you perform a search to produce an MH-Index buffer, the folders
1583 that contain the messages are shown. If the MH-Index buffer was
1584 deleted, or Emacs was restarted and the corresponding folder
1585 rescanned, the folder information would be lost. This has been fixed
1586 by saving the information in a file called ".mhe_index" (closes SF
1587 #701762).
1588
1589 *** Ticking Messages in +mhe-index/new
1590
1591 If a new message in a buffer created by "F n" was ticked (with "'"),
1592 the message would not be added to the tick sequence in the source
1593 folder. This has been fixed so that any sequence changes in any index
1594 folder (from within MH-E of course) are now reflected back to the
1595 corresponding source folder (closes SF #709664).
1596
1597 *** Custom Vars Set by a Function
1598
1599 The default setting of customization variable `mh-summary-height' is
1600 now `nil' which means MH-E will change the size dynamically according
1601 to the size of the frame (closes SF #723267).
1602
1603 *** Folder Completion Slow
1604
1605 The first folder completion was very slow. This has been fixed (closes
1606 SF #730426).
1607
1608 *** Tick Sequence Persistent When Refiled
1609
1610 Sequences are now preserved when messages are refiled (closes SF
1611 #737128).
1612
1613 *** Auto-inserted Header Fields Inconsistent
1614
1615 For consistency, all automatically inserted header fields (such as
1616 X-Mailer and X-Face) are added when the draft is first presented to
1617 you. This also gives you a chance to edit or delete them if necessary
1618 (closes SF #745624). Note that we would be distressed if you deleted
1619 the X-Mailer field.
1620
1621 *** Toolbar Spec Error
1622
1623 The following message appeared when displaying a message in XEmacs:
1624
1625 Signaling: (error "Toolbar spec must be list or nil" )
1626
1627 This has been fixed (closes SF #745655).
1628
1629 *** mh-index-search Doesn't Find Short Acronyms
1630
1631 Swish typically ignores words with fewer than four letters, but will
1632 still look for acronyms. Unfortunately, MH-E was downcasing the input
1633 words which defeated this feature. This has been fixed (closes SF
1634 #755718).
1635
1636 \f
1637
1638 * Changes in MH-E 7.3
1639
1640 This release includes the new features of an index view of unseen
1641 messages in all folders, spam software support, relative folder
1642 specification @ support, marking messages, recipient handling by
1643 mh-default-folder-list, Face and X-Image-URL header field support, and
1644 Fcc completion. Function arguments have been unified. Bugs have been
1645 fixed.
1646
1647 ** New Features in MH-E 7.3
1648
1649 *** Unified Function Arguments
1650
1651 Any function with MSG-OR-SEQ in its docstring uses the displayed
1652 message by default for this argument. However, if a prefix argument is
1653 provided, then the user is prompted for a message sequence. If the
1654 variable `transient-mark-mode' is non-nil and the mark is active, then
1655 the function operates on the messages in the selected region. In a
1656 program, MSG-OR-SEQ can be a message number, a list of message
1657 numbers, a region in a cons cell, or a sequence.
1658
1659 *** MH-Index View of Unseen Messages
1660
1661 Use "F n (mh-index-new-messages)" or Folder -> View New Messages menu
1662 item to display messages in the `mh-unseen-seq' sequence in folders
1663 specified by `mh-index-new-messages-folders'. With a prefix argument,
1664 enter a space-separated list of folders, or nothing to search all
1665 folders.
1666
1667 Like other MH-Index folders, use "v (mh-index-visit-folder)" if you
1668 wish to visit the original folder with the unseen message. This is
1669 usually not necessary since the original message is annotated if you
1670 reply, deleted if you delete the message, or refiled if you refile the
1671 message (closes SF #701756).
1672
1673 *** Spam Software Support
1674
1675 MH-E now supports several spam filters including Bogofilter,
1676 SpamProbe, and SpamAssassin. Spam that is mistakenly considered to be
1677 good mail can be reclassified as spam with "J b (mh-junk-blacklist)".
1678 Conversely, good mail that is accidentally considered to be spam can be
1679 reclassified with "J w (mh-junk-whitelist)" (closes SF #669518).
1680
1681 If a message is blacklisted, and `mh-junk-mail-folder' is a string,
1682 then the message is refiled to that folder. If this variable is nil,
1683 the message is deleted. If a message is whitelisted, then the message
1684 is refiled to `mh-inbox'.
1685
1686 To change the spam program being used, customize `mh-junk-program'.
1687 This should only be necessary if you have multiple filters on your
1688 system and MH-E picked the wrong one. These customization variables
1689 are found in the new customization group `mh-junk'.
1690
1691 The documentation for the following functions describes what setup is
1692 needed for the different spam fighting programs:
1693
1694 - `mh-bogofilter-blacklist'
1695 - `mh-spamprobe-blacklist'
1696 - `mh-spamassassin-blacklist'
1697
1698 *** Relative Folder Specification @ Supported
1699
1700 You can now use the relative folder marker @ in folder names (closes
1701 SF #666774).
1702
1703 *** Marking Messages
1704
1705 Messages can now be highlighted with "' (mh-toggle-tick)", Sequence ->
1706 Toggle Tick Mark menu item or the "Toggle tick mark" button. These
1707 messages are added to the "tick" sequence, although this sequence can
1708 be changed in `mh-tick-seq'. The highlighting effect can be modified
1709 by customizing `mh-folder-tick-face' (closes SF #623367).
1710
1711 There is also a new keybinding "/ ' (mh-narrow-to-tick)" and menu item
1712 Sequence -> Narrow to Tick Sequence to narrow the view to the
1713 highlighted messages.
1714
1715 *** mh-default-folder-list Now Takes Recipients
1716
1717 If you wish to file a message based upon the recipient of a message
1718 (such as a mailing list), you can now indicate that when filling out
1719 the address in the `mh-default-folder-list' customization variable.
1720
1721 *** Face Header Field Supported
1722
1723 In addition to the X-Face header field, the Face header field, which
1724 can display color images, is now supported. As a bonus, the external
1725 xface-e21 library is no longer required.
1726
1727 *** X-Image-URL Support
1728
1729 Images specified in X-Image-URL header fields are now supported.
1730 See the customization variable `mh-fetch-x-image-url' to enable this
1731 support.
1732
1733 *** Fcc Completion
1734
1735 Folders in Fcc fields in message drafts can now be completed with
1736 M-TAB.
1737
1738 ** New Variables in MH-E 7.3
1739
1740 Variables that have been added to MH-E that have not been discussed
1741 elsewhere are listed here.
1742
1743 *** mh-auto-fields-list
1744
1745 Alist of addresses for which header lines are automatically inserted.
1746 When a regular expression matches in the To or cc fields of a message,
1747 the corresponding header field is automatically inserted in the
1748 message header. It also allows the automatic setting of an identity
1749 (using `mh-insert-identity') to set an alternate identity when sending
1750 messages to a certain person or mailing list.
1751
1752 Since this is a more general use of `mh-insert-mail-followup-to-flag'
1753 and `mh-insert-mail-followup-to-list', these variables have been removed.
1754
1755 *** mh-show-xface-face
1756
1757 Face for displaying the X-Face image.
1758
1759 *** mh-xemacs-toolbar-position
1760
1761 This customization variable allows the user to place the toolbar on
1762 the four edges of the frame.
1763
1764 *** mh-xemacs-use-toolbar-flag
1765
1766 This customization variable is used to enable or disable the toolbar
1767 under XEmacs.
1768
1769 ** Variables Deleted in MH-E 7.3
1770
1771 Variables that have been removed from MH-E that have not been
1772 discussed elsewhere are listed here.
1773
1774 *** mh-decode-content-transfer-encoded-message-flag
1775
1776 No longer needed since the external program mimencode is no longer
1777 used.
1778
1779 *** mh-index-show-hook
1780
1781 This hook was never used, so it was removed.
1782
1783 *** mh-tool-bar-reply-3-buttons-flag
1784
1785 Obsolete. This functionality is present `mh-tool-bar-folder-buttons'.
1786
1787 ** Bug Fixes in MH-E 7.3
1788
1789 *** Can't Refile Message
1790
1791 Messages with invalid addresses were causing errors in ali which
1792 prevented the refiling of messages. The ali error is now shown in the
1793 "*MH-E Log*" buffer and refiling suggests the last folder used (closes
1794 SF #680388).
1795
1796 *** Empty Body Triggers Duped Header
1797
1798 If the body was empty the header would be treated like the body and
1799 was therefore displayed twice. This has been fixed (closes SF
1800 #681162).
1801
1802 *** mml or mhl Directives Not Always Processed
1803
1804 The mml and mhl directives used to create body parts were not
1805 processed if one re-edited a draft, or if they added the directives
1806 manually. The directives are now always processed upon sending the
1807 letter. You may still, of course, use "C-c C-m m (mh-mml-to-mime)" or
1808 "C-c C-e (mh-edit-mhn)" to manually create the MIME body parts from
1809 the directives and then send the draft.
1810
1811 *** mh-alias-grab-from-field Fails
1812
1813 MH-E was adding aliases with angle brackets around the address when
1814 there wasn't a phrase (usually, the user's name), to go with it. This
1815 caused ali to fail which caused problems in MH-E. This is probably a
1816 bug in ali, but MH-E no longer inserts angle brackets around the
1817 address unless there is a phrase, which avoids the problem (closes SF
1818 #690216).
1819
1820 *** XEmacs Fixes
1821
1822 MH-E is now fully supported under XEmacs and compiles without any
1823 warnings.
1824
1825 In particular, the following now work under XEmacs:
1826
1827 - X-Face, Face, and X-Image-URL header fields
1828 - MH-E logo in mode line
1829 - Emphasis (bold, italics, etc.)
1830 - Smilies
1831 - Toolbar
1832
1833 *** Indexed Folders Should Respect mh-show-threads-flag
1834
1835 Indexed folders are now threaded if `mh-show-threads-flag' is non-nil
1836 (closes SF #709667).
1837
1838 *** Threading Index View Loses Folder Info
1839
1840 This has been fixed (closes SF #709672).
1841
1842 *** No Undo Information When Re-editing Drafts
1843
1844 Undo is turned on in the draft buffer when using "e (mh-edit-again)"
1845 (closes SF #712777).
1846
1847 *** Forwarded base64-encoded Messages Are Incorrectly Displayed
1848
1849 This has been fixed (closes SF #681518).
1850
1851 *** Append to *MH-E Log* Buffer
1852
1853 The last 100 lines of log messages are kept in the *MH-E Log* buffer.
1854 Previously, the buffer was erased every time it was written (closes SF
1855 #685476). In addition, many of the MH-E commands now send their output
1856 into this buffer instead of a plethora of other special-purpose
1857 buffers.
1858
1859 *** mh-inc-folder Complains if No Mail and No Current Message
1860
1861 The function `mh-inc-folder' no longer calls `mh-show' if point is not
1862 on a valid scan line. This keeps `mh-inc-folder' from complaining
1863 (closes SF #678115).
1864
1865 *** Folder Normalization Strips Leading Slash
1866
1867 Leading "/" characters in folder names entered by the user were being
1868 lost. This has been fixed (closes SF #676890).
1869
1870 *** Print Header Doesn't Show Message
1871
1872 When printing a sequence, the header simply indicated that a sequence,
1873 but not which one, was being printed and did not show the message
1874 number. This has been fixed. If more than one message is printed, a
1875 page of the scan lines is printed and its header indicates the
1876 sequence or message range. The pages with the actual messages all set
1877 the header to the folder and message displayed on that page.
1878
1879 *** Aliases Constantly Reloaded
1880
1881 Empty lists are now handled properly (closes SF #693859).
1882
1883 *** Remove RCS Keywords
1884
1885 Removed RCS keywords per Emacs conventions (closes SF #680731).
1886
1887 *** Replace Mimencode
1888
1889 MH-E was enhanced to decode message based on charset and
1890 Content-Transfer-Encoding. This eliminates the need for the external
1891 program mimencode (closes SF #674857).
1892
1893 \f
1894
1895 * Changes in MH-E 7.2
1896
1897 This release includes the new features of filing hints, hierarchical
1898 file name completion, indexed search and pick integration, unification
1899 between `mh-visit-folder' and the speedbar, a displayed message
1900 indicator, buffer name organization, support for mairix indexed
1901 search, and last but not least, the MH-E logo has been added to the
1902 mode line. Code that handles sequences and message regions runs
1903 faster. Bugs have been fixed.
1904
1905 ** New Features in MH-E 7.2
1906
1907 *** Filing Hints
1908
1909 When you file a message, MH-E now looks for an alias corresponding to
1910 the address of the sender and offers that as a default folder (closes
1911 SF #657096). The new variable `mh-default-folder-prefix' can be used
1912 to put these folders in a sub-folder. The new variable
1913 `mh-default-folder-must-exist-flag' means to suppress the suggested
1914 folder (thereby providing the previous folder used) if the folder
1915 doesn't already exist. The new variable `mh-default-folder-list' can
1916 be used to map additional addresses and folders.
1917
1918 *** Hierarchical File Name Completion
1919
1920 When you completed filenames in the past, you were presented with a
1921 list of all your folders at all depths in the tree. Now you are
1922 presented with only one level at a time (closes SF #664821).
1923 As a result, the variables `mh-auto-folder-collect-flag' and
1924 `mh-folder-list-change-hook' are obsolete.
1925
1926 *** Indexed Search and Pick Integration
1927
1928 The indexed and pick searches have been integrated (closes SF
1929 #664816). Both "F s (mh-search-folder)" and "F i (mh-index-search)"
1930 use the pick template for forming queries. To submit the query, use
1931 "C-c C-c (mh-do-search)" which will use the query method you selected.
1932 If you change your mind while forming the query, you can use "C-c C-i
1933 (mh-index-do-search)" or "C-c C-p (mh-pick-do-search)" to submit the
1934 query using the respective method.
1935
1936 Second, the results from a pick search are now saved in a sub-folder
1937 of +mhe-index like an indexed search.
1938
1939 Third, `pick' is now a valid choice for `mh-index-program'.
1940
1941 *** mh-visit-folder Metamorphosis Continues
1942
1943 When visiting a folder from the speedbar, only the unseen messages are
1944 shown if there are unseen messages. If there aren't any unseen
1945 messages, all of the messages are shown if there are fewer than
1946 `mh-large-folder' messages; otherwise, the user is prompted for the
1947 range of messages to display. The "F v (mh-visit-folder)" command has
1948 been modified to mimic this behavior. Use a prefix arg to force the
1949 message range prompt.
1950
1951 *** Displayed Message Indicator
1952
1953 In graphical Emacs, the message that is shown is marked by a triangle
1954 in the fringe. In textual Emacs, there is a ">" in the first column
1955 (closes SF #664824).
1956
1957 *** Buffer Name Organization
1958
1959 All ephemeral buffer names start with " *mh" while all interesting
1960 buffers start with "*MH-E ". The "*Folders*", "*Sequences*", and
1961 "*Recipients*" buffers were therefore renamed to "*MH-E Folders*",
1962 "*MH-E Sequences*" and "*MH-E Recipients*" respectively (programmers
1963 should see mh-utils.el for the names of the new constants). Also, the
1964 output of MH commands is saved in the "*MH-E Log*" buffer.
1965
1966 *** mh-index-program
1967
1968 Add choices for `mairix' and `pick'.
1969
1970 *** Logo Displayed on Mode Line
1971
1972 ** New Variables in MH-E 7.2
1973
1974 The new variables have been discussed elsewhere.
1975
1976 ** Bug Fixes in MH-E 7.2
1977
1978 *** mh-decode-content-transfer-encoded-message
1979
1980 Messages that had been encoded with base64 were not decoded. This has
1981 been fixed with this new function (closes SF #674190). As a result,
1982 the variable `mh-decode-quoted-printable-flag' has been renamed to
1983 `mh-decode-content-transfer-encoded-message-flag'.
1984
1985 *** mh-kill-folder
1986
1987 Now restores previous window configuration (closes SF #664828).
1988
1989 *** mh-mime-display
1990
1991 MH-E was not using the charset defined in the content-type
1992 header. This meant that mail in a different charset would not
1993 be properly displayed. This has been fixed (closes SF #655123).
1994
1995 *** mh-read-address
1996
1997 In XEmacs and Emacs20, this function would always prompt using "To: "
1998 instead of using the command argument. This has been fixed (closes SF
1999 #670913).
2000
2001 *** mh-rmail
2002
2003 Unseen messages are now shown in addition to new ones (closes SF
2004 #667542).
2005
2006 *** mh-scan-msg-overflow-regexp
2007
2008 Change the variable so that a space is always maintained in the
2009 beginning of the scan line.
2010
2011 *** mh-swish-execute-search
2012
2013 The example configuration file in the docstring didn't show the
2014 backslash in the FileRules filename. If the example had been used
2015 literally by the user, no files would be indexed! This has been fixed
2016 (closes SF #665888).
2017
2018 *** mh-thread-refile
2019
2020 The "T o (mh-thread-refile)" command did not provide refiling hints
2021 like `mh-refile-msg'. This has been fixed (closes SF #664829).
2022
2023 *** mh-toggle-threads
2024
2025 If the threaded view was modified and then toggled, the standard view
2026 may not have been accurate (as it contained a potentially old first
2027 message to last message range). This has been fixed (closes SF
2028 #626117).
2029
2030 *** mh-tool-bar-show-set, mh-tool-bar-letter-set, mh-tool-bar-folder-set
2031
2032 Clicking the customize and help buttons now deletes the other windows
2033 in the frame.
2034
2035 *** mh-version
2036
2037 The "M-x mh-version" command displayed "Aliasfile: aliases". This has
2038 been fixed (closes SF #664467). See Buffer Name Organization above.
2039
2040 \f
2041
2042 * Changes in MH-E 7.1
2043
2044 This release includes the new features of multiple identities and
2045 alias completion. In addition, indexed searching has been revamped.
2046 Various other features have been added and a few bugs were fixed.
2047
2048 ** New Features in MH-E 7.1
2049
2050 *** Multiple Identities
2051
2052 MH-E now supports multiple identities (closes SF #628782). That means
2053 that you can have different From and Organization header fields (or
2054 any other header field of your choice) as well as different signatures
2055 depending on your context. Usually, the contexts are home and work.
2056
2057 Add your identities to the variable `mh-identity-list' and set the
2058 default identity with the variable `mh-identity-default'. Your
2059 identity can be switched on the fly by using the Identity menu or by
2060 calling "M-x mh-insert-identity RET".
2061
2062 This functionality can be customized within the mh-identity group.
2063
2064 *** Alias Completion and Harvesting
2065
2066 The contributed file mh-alias.el has been rewritten and incorporated
2067 into MH-E.
2068
2069 By default, aliases are culled from the system files
2070 "/etc/nmh/MailAliases," "/usr/lib/mh/MailAliases," and "/etc/passwd"
2071 (see `mh-alias-system-aliases') and from your "AliasFile" MH profile
2072 component. These aliases are then used for completion in the
2073 minibuffer when entering addresses. Within the header of the message
2074 draft, "M-TAB (mh-letter-complete)" is used to do alias completion.
2075
2076 The package also provides for alias creation based upon the From
2077 header field of the current message. Use the lasso button
2078 (mh-alias-grab-from-field).
2079
2080 This functionality can be customized within the mh-alias group.
2081
2082 *** Index Folder Updates
2083
2084 The results of an index search "F i (mh-index-search)" are now stored
2085 in a bona fide folder so that you can refile messages and reply to
2086 messages directly from the result folder. This folder is a sub-folder
2087 of +mhe-index and the name is based upon the search string (closes SF
2088 #623321).
2089
2090 If a prefix argument is given then the search in the current index
2091 buffer is redone.
2092
2093 The index folder lists the names of the source folders as before.
2094 However, instead of using RET on the name of the folder to visit the
2095 folder, use "v (mh-show-index-visit-folder)" anywhere within the
2096 results to visit that folder narrowed to the results of the search.
2097 Additional functions have been added to navigate including "TAB
2098 (mh-index-next-folder)", and "SHIFT-TAB (mh-index-previous-folder)."
2099
2100 *** mh-visit-folder Interface Updated
2101
2102 A change was made to the prompting of the message range. In general,
2103 you can use the same format for messages and sequences as you can in
2104 MH with a single exception: a single number means to scan that many
2105 messages, rather than scan that message number. This turns out to be
2106 much more useful than visiting a single message and is consistent with
2107 Gnus and the MH-E speedbar (closes SF #655891).
2108
2109 If mh-visit-folder is called non-interactively and RANGE is nil then
2110 all messages are displayed. This behavior is now documented and
2111 provides backwards compatibility.
2112
2113 *** Threading Improvements
2114
2115 After incorporating new mail into a threaded folder, unseen messages
2116 can be spread about. Two new functions have been added to make it
2117 easier to find them: these are "M-n (mh-next-unread-msg)" and "M-p
2118 (mh-previous-unread-msg)" (closes SF #630328)
2119
2120 Two new functions were added to delete and refile threads. They are "T
2121 d (mh-thread-delete)" and "T o (mh-thread-refile)" respectively
2122 (closes SF #630493).
2123
2124 In addition, the key "k" used to be bound to the function
2125 `mh-delete-subject': it is now bound to
2126 `mh-show-delete-subject-or-thread'.
2127
2128 New functions to navigate threads include "T u (mh-thread-ancestor)",
2129 which can jump to the root message of the current thread given an
2130 optional argument, "T n (mh-thread-next-sibling)", and "T p
2131 (mh-thread-previous-sibling)"
2132
2133 *** Refiling of Messages in Region
2134
2135 If mark is active and `transient-mark-mode' is enabled then all the
2136 messages in the region are refiled.
2137
2138 *** vCard Handling
2139
2140 If a signature cannot be identified, but there is a vCard attachment,
2141 then that vCard will be presented as a signature (closes SF #649216).
2142
2143 *** New Info Added to mh-version
2144
2145 Information about Gnus versions available at both compile time and run
2146 time has been added.
2147
2148 ** New Variables in MH-E 7.1
2149
2150 The defcustom groups were reorganized. Rather than iterate the
2151 specific changes here, you are invited to browse the groups with "M-x
2152 mh-customize RET".
2153
2154 *** mh-alias-completion-ignore-case-flag
2155
2156 Non-nil means don't consider case significant in MH alias completion.
2157 This is the default in plain MH, so it is the default here as well. It
2158 can be useful to set this to t if, for example, you use lowercase
2159 aliases for people and uppercase for mailing lists.
2160
2161 *** mh-alias-expand-aliases-flag
2162
2163 Non-nil means to expand aliases entered in the minibuffer. In other
2164 words, aliases entered in the minibuffer will be expanded to the full
2165 address in the message draft. By default, this expansion is not
2166 performed.
2167
2168 *** mh-alias-flash-on-comma
2169
2170 Specify whether to flash the translation of the alias or warn if there
2171 isn't a translation of the alias.
2172
2173 *** mh-alias-insert-file
2174
2175 Filename to use to store new MH-E aliases. This variable can also be a
2176 list of filenames, in which case MH-E will prompt for one of them. If
2177 nil, the default, then MH-E will use the first file found in the
2178 "AliasFile" component of the MH profile.
2179
2180 *** mh-alias-insertion-location
2181
2182 Specifies where new aliases are entered in alias files. Options are
2183 sorted alphabetically (the default), at the top of the file or at the
2184 bottom.
2185
2186 *** mh-alias-local-users
2187
2188 If t, local users are completed in MH-E To: and Cc: prompts.
2189
2190 If you set this variable to a string, it will be executed to generate
2191 a password file. A value of "ypcat passwd" is helpful if NIS is in
2192 use.
2193
2194 *** mh-alias-system-aliases
2195
2196 A list of system files from which to cull aliases. If these files are
2197 modified, they are automatically reread. This list need include only
2198 system aliases and the passwd file, since personal alias files listed
2199 in your "AliasFile" MH profile component are automatically included.
2200
2201 *** mh-identity-default
2202
2203 Default identity to use when `mh-letter-mode' is called.
2204
2205 *** mh-identity-list
2206
2207 List holding MH-E identity.
2208
2209 *** mh-invisible-header-fields
2210
2211 Simple user interface to change `mh-invisible-headers'.
2212
2213 *** mh-letter-complete-function
2214
2215 Function to call when completing outside of fields specific to
2216 aliases. By default, it is bound to 'ispell-complete-word.
2217
2218 *** mh-show-threads-flag
2219
2220 Non-nil means new folders start in threaded mode. Threading large
2221 number of messages can be time consuming. So if the flag is non-nil
2222 then threading will be done only if the number of messages being
2223 threaded is less than `mh-large-folder' (closes SF #646794).
2224
2225 *** mh-tool-bar-folder-buttons
2226
2227 Buttons to include in MH-E folder/show toolbar.
2228
2229 *** mh-tool-bar-letter-buttons
2230
2231 Buttons to include in MH-E letter toolbar.
2232
2233 ** Bug Fixes in MH-E 7.1
2234
2235 *** mh-get-new-mail
2236
2237 Call new function `mh-add-cur-notation' to undo the work of
2238 `mh-remove-cur-notation' if there was no new mail (closes SF #647681).
2239
2240 *** mh-set-cmd-note
2241
2242 No longer updates the default `mh-cmd-note' value. This resulted in
2243 the misplacement of the current mark when the message number width
2244 changed (closes SF #643701).
2245
2246 \f
2247
2248 * Changes in MH-E 7.0
2249
2250 This is a major release which includes a lot of new features including
2251 improved MIME handling, speedbar folder browsing, and indexed
2252 searching. In this version, MH-E runs under XEmacs, passes checkdoc,
2253 and compiles clean under all supported platforms.
2254
2255 The "passes checkdoc" feature above required changing the name of
2256 several user-visible variables. It is likely that this affects you.
2257 Please be sure to see the table at the end of these notes and rename
2258 your variables accordingly.
2259
2260 MH-E has been written mh-e, Mh-e, MH-e and MH-E. We have decided that
2261 the proper term should be MH-E. Please try to use MH-E in your
2262 writing.
2263
2264 ** New Features in MH-E 7.0
2265
2266 *** Speedbar
2267
2268 There is now support for the speedbar. Try "M-x speedbar" (closes SF
2269 #503727).
2270
2271 Press the middle mouse button on the `+' icons to open a folder,
2272 middle mouse button on a folder name to open the folder. Folders with
2273 unseen messages are shown in bold, so this is a handy way to browse
2274 new messages that you have filed with procmail or slocal.
2275
2276 See the new customization variable `mh-large-folder,' which controls
2277 when the speedbar asks for how many messages to scan when opening a
2278 large folder and `mh-speed-run-flists-flag' whose default value of t
2279 means to use the flists command to populate the count of unseen and
2280 total messages in each folder.
2281
2282 *** Indexed Search
2283
2284 Interoperability with swish++, swish, glimpse, and namazu has been
2285 added to enable lightening-fast searches of your mail. If none of
2286 these are present, grep is used. Try "F i (mh-index-search)".
2287
2288 For more information, read the documentation for the functions
2289 `mh-swish++-execute-search,' `mh-swish-execute-search,'
2290 `mh-namazu-execute-search,' or `mh-glimpse-execute-search' depending
2291 on your preferred indexing program to see what kind of setup is needed
2292 to generate the index.
2293
2294 *** Threading
2295
2296 Use "T t (mh-toggle-threads)" to view the threads in the folder. Use
2297 it again to return to a non-threaded view.
2298
2299 *** Brief Help
2300
2301 Use "? (mh-help)" and "X ? (mh-prefix-help)," where X is a prefix
2302 character, for a brief synopsis in the minibuffer of frequently used
2303 commands. In the MH-Letter or MH-Pick buffers, use "C-c ? (mh-help)"
2304 (closes SF #493740).
2305
2306 *** Folder Keymap Shared by Show Buffer
2307
2308 You can now use the MH-Folder mode commands from the MH-Show buffer.
2309 Because of this, the MH-Show buffer is now read-only (closes SF
2310 #493749 and SF #527946) and you now have to use "M (mh-modify)" to
2311 edit a message.
2312
2313 *** Better Scanning
2314
2315 You no longer have to modify your scan format if your folders have
2316 more than 9999 messages in them. If you've only modified your scan
2317 format file to allow for the wider message numbers, consider using the
2318 default behavior of MH-E and simplify your MH-E configuration
2319 considerably (closes SF #635791).
2320
2321 To do this, you may have to remove your modifications of
2322 `mh-scan.*-regexp' and `mh-cmd-note' and your customization of
2323 `mh-scan-format-file'.
2324
2325 You may still want the updated format files for running MH commands
2326 outside of MH-E; the default of `mh-scan-format-file' will cause them
2327 to be ignored.
2328
2329 If you prefer fixed-width message numbers, set the new customization
2330 variable to nil , set this variable to
2331 nil and call `mh-set-cmd-note' with the width specified by the scan format in
2332 `mh-scan-format-file'. For example, the default width is 4, so you would use
2333 "(mh-set-cmd-note 4)" if `mh-scan-format-file' were nil.
2334
2335 *** X-Face
2336
2337 MH-E now displays the content of the X-Face header field in the From
2338 field. When sending a message, an X-Face field is appended to the
2339 header if it doesn't already exist and "~/.face" is present. See the
2340 new customization variables `mh-show-use-xface-flag' and `mh-x-face-file'
2341 (closes SF #480770).
2342
2343 MH-E depends on the external x-face package found in
2344 ftp://ftp.jpl.org/pub/elisp/ to do this. The `uncompface' binary is
2345 also required to be in the execute PATH. It can be obtained from:
2346 http://freshmeat.net/redir/compface/1439/url_tgz/compface-1.4.tar.gz.
2347
2348 It has also been observed that if you don't see the faces, you might
2349 have to do this (for unknown reasons):
2350
2351 mv /usr/local/include/compface.h /usr/include/
2352
2353 *** Graphical Smileys
2354
2355 Smiley's are now converted to cute little images. See the new
2356 customization variable `mh-graphical-smileys-flag.'
2357
2358 *** Text Emphasis
2359
2360 ASCII formatting is now converted to the appropriate font. For
2361 example, _underline_ is underlined, *bold* appears in bold, /italic/
2362 appears in italic, etc. See `gnus-emphasis-alist' for the whole list.
2363 See the new customization variables `mh-decode-mime' and
2364 `mh-graphical-emphasis-flag.'
2365
2366 *** Attachment Handling
2367
2368 Inline attachments are now displayed. Regular attachments appear as
2369 buttons in show buffer. Use "K TAB (mh-next-button)" or "K SHIFT-TAB
2370 (mh-prev-button)" to cycle through these buttons. Use "K v
2371 (mh-folder-toggle-mime-part)" to view, "K o
2372 (mh-folder-save-mime-part)" to save one part or "K-a
2373 (mh-save-mime-parts)" to save all parts, or "K i
2374 (mh-folder-inline-mime-part)" to view the attachment inline.
2375
2376 See the new customization variable `mh-decode-mime' for additional
2377 information. Other customization variables that affect this new feature
2378 include `mh-store-mime-parts-default-directory' and
2379 `mh-display-buttons-for-inline-parts-flag'.
2380
2381 HTML documents can be viewed inline if Gnus v5.10 and w3 or w3m lisp
2382 packages are present. Set the customization variable
2383 `mm-text-html-renderer' accordingly (closes SF #453352).
2384
2385 *** Quoted-printable Handling
2386
2387 Quoted-printable body parts are now decoded.
2388
2389 *** More Choices for `mh-yank-from-start-of-msg'
2390
2391 Historically, if this variable was t, the entire message, with full
2392 headers would be included and every line would begin with
2393 `mh-ins-buf-prefix.' This usage is deprecated in favor of the setting
2394 `supercite' below. The default has been changed to `attribution.' The
2395 following symbols are now understood:
2396
2397 `body': yank the message minus the header.
2398
2399 `supercite': include the entire message, with full headers. This also
2400 causes the invocation of `sc-cite-original' without the setting of
2401 `mail-citation-hook', now deprecated practice.
2402
2403 `autosupercite': do as for `supercite' automatically when show buffer
2404 matches the message being replied-to.
2405
2406 `attribution': yank the message minus the header and add a simple
2407 attribution line at the top.
2408
2409 `autoattrib': do as for `attribution' automatically when show buffer
2410 matches the message being replied-to.
2411
2412 There is a new customization variable called
2413 `mh-extract-from-attribution-verb' which is used for attribution which
2414 provides a method for setting a different language.
2415
2416 *** Use Gnus mml Instead of mhn
2417
2418 When inserting attachments into a message draft, Gnus mml directives
2419 are now used instead of mhn directives. One beneficial side-effect of
2420 this is that attachments can now appear inline as well as separate.
2421
2422 The new customization variable `mh-compose-insertion' controls whether
2423 Gnus or mhn is used to insert MIME message directives in messages
2424 (default: 'gnus, if the mml library exists).
2425
2426 *** Content-Type Now Obtained Automatically
2427
2428 The value of the Content-Type no longer needs to be entered by the
2429 user.
2430
2431 *** Attachments Automatically Included Upon Send
2432
2433 You no longer have to run "C-c C-e (mh-edit-mhn)" before sending a
2434 message with attachments--this is done automatically when you send the
2435 message with "C-c C-c (mh-send-letter)". There is, however, a new key
2436 binding "C-c C-m m (mh-mml-to-mime)" which is analogous to "C-c C-e
2437 (mh-edit-mhn)".
2438
2439 *** GPG Handling
2440
2441 Messages that have been signed or encrypted with GPG are verified and
2442 decrypted automatically. To sign or encrypt a message, use "C-c RET
2443 C-s (mh-mml-secure-message-sign-pgpmime)" and "C-c C-m C-e
2444 (mh-mml-secure-message-encrypt-pgpmime)." You need Gnus version 5.10
2445 for this feature. These functions are provided by the pgg.el package.
2446
2447 Users report "flashing" with the pgg.el package and prefer the gpg.el
2448 package instead. To use gpg.el instead of the pgg.el package you need:
2449
2450 (setq mml2015-use 'gpg)
2451
2452 To mimic automatic encryption in gpg.el, use:
2453
2454 (setq mm-verify-option 'always)
2455 (setq mm-decrypt-option 'always)
2456
2457 The venerable mailcrypt package is also an option. However, now that
2458 show buffers are read-only, mailcrypt version 3.5.6 and older fail
2459 when they attempt to decrypt the contents.
2460
2461 *** Mail-Followup-To Header Field
2462
2463 Support for this controversial field has been added because nmh
2464 supports it (closes SF #627035). If you want to add it to outgoing
2465 mail for selected mailing lists, add those mailing lists to the new
2466 customization variable `mh-insert-mail-followup-to-list.' If you think
2467 this field is evil, set the new customization variable
2468 `mh-insert-mail-followup-to-flag' to nil.
2469
2470 *** Gnus Issues
2471
2472 If you update Gnus, you must recompile MH-E. Note that if you are
2473 running the stock version of MH-E that comes with Emacs or the MH-E
2474 package on a Debian GNU/Linux, this is done for you.
2475
2476 ** New Variables in MH-E 7.0
2477
2478 New customization variables not mentioned earlier include:
2479
2480 *** mh-letter-insert-signature-hook
2481
2482 Invoked at the beginning of the "C-c C-s (mh-insert-signature)"
2483 command. Can be used to determine which signature file to use based on
2484 message content. On return, if `mh-signature-file-name' is non-nil
2485 that file will be inserted at the current point in the buffer.
2486
2487 *** mh-show-maximum-size
2488
2489 Maximum size of message (in bytes) to display automatically. Provides
2490 an opportunity to skip over large messages which may be slow to load.
2491 Use a value of 0 to display all messages automatically regardless of
2492 size (closes SF #488696).
2493
2494 *** mh-tool-bar-reply-3-buttons-flag
2495
2496 Non-nil means use three buttons for reply commands in tool-bar. If you
2497 have room on your tool-bar because you are using a large font, you may
2498 set this variable to expand the single reply button into three buttons
2499 that won't lead to minibuffer prompt about who to reply to.
2500
2501 ** Bug Fixes in MH-E 7.0
2502
2503 *** mh-delete-msg, mh-refile-msg, mh-undo
2504
2505 Mandrake Linux includes XEmacs initialization code that binds
2506 `transient-mark-mode' which causes problems in MH-E. These problems
2507 have been fixed (closes SF #541915).
2508
2509 *** mh-edit-again
2510
2511 This would sometimes yield a read-only buffer. This has been fixed
2512 (closes SF #624283 and SF #625538).
2513
2514 *** mh-forward
2515
2516 When using nmh, always specify -mime so as to preserve the original
2517 message(s).
2518
2519 *** mh-inc-folder
2520
2521 If you had narrowed to a sequence and then incorporated new mail,
2522 those new messages would not be present in your +inbox when you
2523 widened. This has been fixed (closes SF #489430, SF #489437, SF
2524 #629233).
2525
2526 *** mh-insert-letter
2527
2528 No longer uses mhl to include a message as this mangled the header and
2529 gave supercite fits (closes SF #629153).
2530
2531 *** mh-letter-mode
2532
2533 "M-q (fill-paragraph)" now fills quoted paragraphs (for example,
2534 starting with "> ") correctly (closes SF #489927).
2535
2536 *** mh-next-undeleted-msg, mh-previous-undeleted-msg
2537
2538 If there are no more undeleted messages the point remains at its
2539 original position and a message is produced (closes SF #494304).
2540
2541 *** mh-pick-mode
2542
2543 Now calls `mh-pick-mode-hook' as documented.
2544
2545 *** mh-put-msg-in-seq
2546
2547 Now puts all messages in region in sequence (closes SF #630324).
2548
2549 *** mh-refile-msg, mh-write-msg-to-file
2550
2551 These functions stomped on the variables that held the name of the
2552 last file and folder respectively for the other function. This has
2553 been fixed so that the last folder or file name is preserved (closes
2554 SF #580772).
2555
2556 *** mh-region-to-sequence
2557
2558 If the region in MH-Folder was set with "C-x h (mark-whole-buffer)",
2559 you couldn't perform operations on all of the messages as you would
2560 expect. This has been fixed (closes SF #621632).
2561
2562 *** mh-reply
2563
2564 Performing an undo the first thing after replying would blank out the
2565 entire draft. Now just the insertion of the yanked message is undone
2566 leaving the header and signature intact for additional editing (closes
2567 SF #623693).
2568
2569 *** mh-show-mode
2570
2571 Now calls `mh-show-mode-hook' as documented (closes SF #627222).
2572
2573 *** mh-subject-thread-to-sequence
2574
2575 Make 'subject sequence a real one, exported to MH. This means you can,
2576 for example, mh-forward it. But it also shows up with a mark in the
2577 scan output (closes SF #489445).
2578
2579 *** Other Bug Fixes
2580
2581 The following bugs have also been closed:
2582
2583 SF #495450: Folder buffer read-only after inc
2584 SF #489706: mh-page-msg bombs out
2585 SF #580772: mh-last-destination is overloaded
2586
2587 *** Variables renamed to conform with Emacs coding conventions
2588
2589 The coding conventions require that boolean variables end in -flag.
2590 The following two tables show which variables were affected (closes SF
2591 #627015).
2592
2593 Customization Variables (defcustom)
2594
2595 Old Name New Name
2596
2597 mh-auto-folder-collect mh-auto-folder-collect-flag
2598 mh-bury-show-buffer mh-bury-show-buffer-flag
2599 mh-clean-message-header mh-clean-message-header-flag
2600 mh-decode-quoted-printable mh-decode-quoted-printable-flag
2601 mh-delete-yanked-msg-window mh-delete-yanked-msg-window-flag
2602 mh-do-not-confirm mh-do-not-confirm-flag
2603 mh-highlight-citation-p mh-highlight-citation
2604 mh-insert-x-mailer-p mh-insert-x-mailer-flag
2605 mh-print-background mh-print-background-flag
2606 mh-recenter-summary-p mh-recenter-summary-flag
2607 mh-recursive-folders mh-recursive-folders-flag
2608 mh-reply-show-message-p mh-reply-show-message-flag
2609 mh-show-use-goto-addr mh-show-use-goto-addr-flag
2610 mh-update-sequences-after-mh-show mh-update-sequences-after-mh-show-flag
2611
2612 Regular Variables (defvar)
2613
2614 Old Name New Name
2615
2616 mh-mhn-compose-insert-p mh-mhn-compose-insert-flag
2617 mh-nmh-p mh-nmh-flag
2618 mh-page-to-next-msg-p mh-page-to-next-msg-flag
2619
2620 \f
2621
2622 * Changes in mh-e 6.1
2623
2624 This is a minor release which includes a few bug fixes. The
2625 distribution now includes the ChangeLog.
2626
2627 ** New Features in mh-e 6.1
2628
2629 *** Fontification
2630
2631 Unseen messages now displayed in bold.
2632
2633 *** Viewing folders and sequences
2634
2635 The folder and sequence listings that "F l (mh-list-folders)" and "S l
2636 (mh-list-sequences)" create are now displayed in view mode.
2637
2638 ** Bug Fixes in mh-e 6.1
2639
2640 *** mh-folder-unseen-seq-name
2641
2642 Byte compilation failed when initializing this variable when the
2643 user's MH environment was not set up. This has been fixed (closes
2644 Debian #140232 and Debian #140817).
2645
2646 *** mh-forward
2647
2648 When forwarding a sequence, the mode of the draft would not be set to
2649 MH-Letter correctly. This has been fixed (closes SF #489448).
2650
2651 *** mh-insert-prefix-string
2652
2653 Fixed to work under XEmacs. Thanks to Will Partain
2654 <partain at dcs.gla.ac.uk>.
2655
2656 *** mh-quit
2657
2658 mh-quit now cleans up the buffers named `mh-temp-buffer,'
2659 'mh-temp-folders-buffer' and 'mh-temp-sequences-buffer.'
2660
2661 \f
2662 * Changes in mh-e 6.0
2663
2664 mh-e is now maintained at SourceForge (see
2665 http://mh-e.sourceforge.net/). This is where you need to go to obtain
2666 new versions of mh-e, report bugs and receive support.
2667
2668 The maintainers have moved much of their personal configurations into
2669 the codebase, so you may find that you may be able to reduce your mh-e
2670 customizations as well.
2671
2672 There are several incompatibilities in this version from older
2673 versions. Please read the following notes carefully for details. Pay
2674 particular attention to the key binding changes in the MH-Folder
2675 section. If you have customized your scan format, you will want to
2676 read about the new variable `mh-scan-format-file'.
2677
2678 The manual could not be updated in time for this release. It will be
2679 updated in the near future. If the Preface in your manual indicates
2680 the older version (version 1.3, for mh-e version 5.0.2), please check
2681 the following page occasionally for an update:
2682
2683 https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=13357
2684
2685
2686 ** New Features in mh-e 6.0
2687
2688 *** Customization
2689
2690 mh-e now uses the customize feature of Emacs. Use "M-x customize-group
2691 mh RET" to customize mh-e.
2692
2693 *** Menus
2694
2695 All mh-e modes now provide menus that contain most mh-e functions.
2696
2697 *** Toolbars
2698
2699 All mh-e modes now have toolbar buttons for oft-used functions (Emacs 21).
2700
2701 *** Fontification
2702
2703 All mh-e buffers now have font-lock keywords. To use, either call
2704 (turn-on-font-lock) from the appropriate hook, or set
2705 `global-font-lock-mode' to t. To customize, use "M-x
2706 customize-apropos-faces ^mh RET".
2707
2708 If you have customized your scan lines, you will have to update your
2709 scan regexps. The existing regexps were changed to extract a match so
2710 you will have to add appropriate grouping constructs to take advantage
2711 of the fontification. Your old settings will continue to work, but the
2712 folder will not be fontified. For example:
2713
2714 (setq mh-good-msg-regexp "^\\(.....\\)[^D^]")
2715
2716 You will most likely have to update the new variable
2717 `mh-scan-subject-regexp' as well. There is another new variable
2718 `mh-scan-date-regexp' which you may also find useful. Run "M-x apropos
2719 mh.*regexp" for a complete list.
2720
2721 *** mail-user-agent support
2722
2723 You can now set `mail-user-agent' to `mh-e-user-agent' so that packages
2724 that need to send mail will use mh-e (closes SF #406883, SF #470024).
2725
2726 *** replgroupcomps support
2727
2728 If you reply to `cc' or `all' and you use nmh, the nmh repl option
2729 -group will be used. This means that the file `replgroupcomps' will be
2730 used. If you have customized `replcomps', you will definitely want to
2731 either copy `$NMH_LIB/replgroupcomps' to your mail directory and modify
2732 it the same way that you modified your `replcomps' file, or simply
2733 copy your `replcomps' file to `replgroupcomps'.
2734
2735 *** MH-Folder mode
2736
2737 The variable `mh-summary-height' used to have a default of 4. It now
2738 varies from 4 to 10 depending on the height of the frame.
2739
2740 Clicking the mouse on a message shows that message.
2741
2742 Delete, refile and undo now operate on a region (but only if
2743 `transient-mark-mode' is non-nil).
2744
2745 SPC (mh-page-msg) now displays the message if it is not already
2746 visible. If the bottom of a message is showing, SPC (mh-page-msg)
2747 moves to the next message (respecting the direction you are moving
2748 through the folder).
2749
2750 The threading commands "T u (mh-next-unseen-subject-thread)",
2751 "T t (mh-toggle-subject-thread)", "T s (mh-narrow-to-subject-thread)",
2752 and "T k (mh-delete-subject-thread)" have been added. These functions
2753 do not offer threading in the true sense of the word, but do allow
2754 some manipulation by subject.
2755
2756 Major, major keymap changes. This was done to free up movement
2757 commands in the buffer, and to provide for additional features, such
2758 as the threading commands. At the same time, better and more
2759 consistent mnemonics were realized that should make it easier to
2760 remember key bindings.
2761
2762 Added new sub-keymaps for folder commands, sequence commands,
2763 extraction commands, and digest commands which begin with F, S,
2764 X, and D, respectively. These sub-keymaps allowed some consistency
2765 (e.g., especially with l(ist) and k(ill)).
2766
2767 Here are the actual changes and rationale:
2768
2769 Old New Rationale
2770
2771 e - Deleted. Already have x. Now used by mh-edit-again.
2772 j - Deleted. Already have g.
2773
2774 M-a e Better mnemonic. Matches rmail. Frees movement command.
2775 M-e E Better mnemonic. Consistent with e.
2776 - S Why not? mh-sort-folder.
2777
2778 M-f Fv Frees movement command
2779 M-f Ff Alias (keep?)
2780 M-f Fo Alias (keep?)
2781 M-k Fk No reason but to keep with folder commands
2782 M-l Fl No reason but to keep with folder commands
2783 M-p Fp No reason but to keep with folder commands
2784 M-r Fr Frees movement command
2785 M-s Fs No reason but to keep with folder commands
2786 M-u Fu No reason but to keep with folder commands
2787
2788 M-% Sd Better mnemonic
2789 M-# Sk Better mnemonic
2790 M-q Sl Better mnemonic
2791 C-xn Sn Frees up standard key binding
2792 % Sp Better mnemonic for putting a message in a sequence
2793 ? Ss Shows sequences that message is in
2794 C-xw Sw Frees up standard key binding
2795
2796 M-n Xs Better mnemonic (extract shar)
2797 M-n Xu Better mnemonic (extract uuencode)
2798
2799 M-SPC D SPC Frees mark command
2800 M-\177 D \177 No reason but to keep with digest commands
2801 M-b Db Frees movement command
2802
2803 As the number of variables increases, it is becoming important to
2804 organize the mh-e namespace. Several variables having to do with the
2805 format of scan lines were renamed, as follows:
2806
2807 Old New
2808
2809 mh-good-msg-regexp mh-scan-good-msg-regexp
2810 mh-deleted-msg-regexp mh-scan-deleted-msg-regexp
2811 mh-refiled-msg-regexp mh-scan-refiled-msg-regexp
2812 mh-valid-scan-line mh-scan-valid-regexp
2813 mh-cur-scan-msg-regexp mh-scan-cur-msg-number-regexp
2814 - mh-scan-cur-msg-regexp
2815 - mh-scan-rcpt-regexp
2816 - mh-scan-format-regexp
2817 mh-msg-number-regexp mh-scan-msg-number-regexp
2818 mh-msg-search-regexp mh-scan-msg-search-regexp
2819
2820 *** MH-Show mode
2821
2822 While the MIME support is not complete, quoted-printable body parts
2823 are now decoded.
2824
2825 Some MTAs quote From at the beginning of the line with a ">". The ">"
2826 is now removed in the display, but not on disk.
2827
2828 *** MH-Letter mode
2829
2830 New function "C-c C-o (mh-split-line)" splits lines in a draft
2831 preserving the fill prefix and indentation. This is useful when
2832 responding to several sentences in a single paragraph separately.
2833
2834 "M-q (fill-paragraph)" can now be used on the message that is being
2835 replied to. The fill prefix such as "> " is preserved.
2836
2837 You no longer have to run "C-c C-e (mh-edit-mhn)" manually as this is
2838 now done automatically when the message is sent.
2839
2840 The X-Mailer header field is now added to messages as they are sent.
2841
2842 "C-c C-m C-i (mh-mhn-compose-insertion)" now makes a pretty good guess
2843 at the type of file using the `file' command and no longer asks the
2844 user for the media type. If the necessary version of `file' is not
2845 available, the user is asked for the media type as before; however,
2846 the list of media types is now taken from the system mailcap if
2847 available. Failing that, the built-in list of types has been
2848 supplemented so in most cases the type you need should be present
2849 (closes SF #406883, #441179).
2850
2851 ** New Variables in mh-e 6.0
2852
2853 New variables not mentioned earlier include:
2854
2855 *** mh-insert-x-mailer-p
2856
2857 Default value of t means that an X-Mailer header field should be
2858 added.
2859
2860 *** mh-reply-show-message-p
2861
2862 The setting of this variable determines whether the MH show-buffer is
2863 displayed with the current message when using mh-reply without a prefix
2864 argument. Set it to nil if you already include the message
2865 automatically in your draft using "repl: -filter repl.filter" in
2866 "~/.mh_profile."
2867
2868 *** mh-scan-format-file
2869
2870 Specifies the format file to pass to the scan program. If t, the
2871 format string will be taken from the either `mh-scan-format-mh' or
2872 `mh-scan-format-nmh' depending on whether MH or nmh is in use. If nil,
2873 the default scan output will be used.
2874
2875 If you customize the scan format, you may need to modify a few
2876 variables containing regexps that mh-e uses to identify specific
2877 portions of the output. Use `M-x apropos RET mh-scan.*regexp' to
2878 obtain a list of these variables.
2879
2880 *** mh-scan-format-mh
2881
2882 Scan format string for MH, provided to the scan program via the
2883 -format arg. This format is identical to the default except that
2884 additional hints for fontification have been added to the sixth
2885 column.
2886
2887 *** mh-scan-format-nmh
2888
2889 Scan format string for nmh, provided to the scan program via the
2890 -format arg. This format is identical to the default except that
2891 additional hints for fontification have been added to the sixth
2892 column.
2893
2894 *** mh-show-use-goto-addr
2895
2896 Non-nil means URLs and e-mail addresses are highlighted using
2897 goto-addr in MH-Show buffer.
2898
2899 *** mh-letter-fill-column
2900
2901 Fill column to use in `mh-letter-mode'. This is useful to make the
2902 lines a bit shorter to allow for quoting in replies.
2903
2904 *** mh-folder-updated-hook
2905
2906 Invoked when the actions in a folder (such as moves and deletes) are
2907 performed. Variables that are useful in this hook include
2908 `mh-delete-list' and `mh-refile-list' which can be used to see which
2909 changes are being made to current folder, `mh-current-folder'.
2910
2911 *** mh-unseen-updated-hook
2912
2913 Invoked after the unseen sequence has been updated. The variable
2914 `mh-seen-list' can be used to obtain the list of messages which will
2915 be removed from the unseen sequence
2916
2917 ** Bug Fixes in mh-e 6.0
2918
2919 *** mh-edit-again and mh-extract-rejected-mail
2920
2921 Now insert a header separator (--------) which packages such as
2922 mailcrypt expect.
2923
2924 *** mh-find-progs
2925
2926 Now uses `mhparam' to set `mh-lib-progs' and `mh-lib'. Added more
2927 directories to `mh-progs' so that mh-e can autoconfigure in more
2928 environments. Chances are that you no longer have to set these
2929 variables, and if you do, you will only have to set `mh-progs'.
2930 Unless, of course, you are using an ancient version of MH that doesn't
2931 have `mhparam'.
2932
2933 *** mh-folder-mode-map
2934
2935 The DEL/<delete>/<backspace> change in Emacs 21 broke
2936 `mh-previous-page'. This has been fixed (closes SF #228907).
2937
2938 *** mh-forward
2939
2940 If you had "forw: -mime" to your .mh_profile, forwarding a message
2941 resulted in:
2942
2943 Search failed: "^------- Forwarded Message"
2944
2945 In addition, the Subject field was not filled in. This has been fixed
2946 (closes SF #223603).
2947
2948 *** mh-kill-folder
2949
2950 The user is now always prompted before this action; the variable
2951 `mh-do-not-confirm' is no longer consulted here. Therefore users who
2952 wanted to set `mh-do-not-confirm' but didn't because of the
2953 `mh-kill-folder' dependency may now do so.
2954
2955 *** mh-make-folder-mode-line
2956
2957 Properly deals with folders that do not have any lines in them. Prints
2958 "no msgs" instead of "0 msgs". Does not try to print a range when
2959 there are no messages.
2960
2961 *** mh-mhn-compose-insertion
2962
2963 Now gets the MIME type automatically (assuming the local file command
2964 supports the -i and -b options). If this use of the file command is
2965 not supported, the list of MIME types has been expanded to use the
2966 system's mailcap file.
2967
2968 *** mh-nmh-p
2969
2970 This variable (t when nmh is in use rather than MH) assumed that the
2971 string "nmh" is in `mh-lib-progs' or `mh-lib'. This has been fixed
2972 (closes SF #441776).
2973
2974 *** mh-refile-msg
2975
2976 No longer lets you specify an empty folder (closes SF #476824).
2977
2978 *** mh-regenerate-headers
2979
2980 Now suppresses "scan: bad message list" messages.
2981
2982 *** mh-print-msg
2983
2984 This function was looking for `mhl' in the wrong place on nmh on
2985 Redhat LINUX 7.0. This has been fixed (closes SF #481128).
2986
2987 *** mh-show
2988
2989 Now updates `cur' sequence after a message is shown (closes SF #481772).
2990
2991 *** mh-showing
2992
2993 Renamed variable and function to `mh-showing-mode' to conform with
2994 minor mode conventions. Added optional arg to function so it would
2995 behave like a normal minor mode: no or nil arg toggles mode, 0 arg
2996 turns off, non-nil turns on. This fixed the error that occurred when
2997 `desktop-create-buffer' recreated mh-e buffers because it was calling
2998 `mh-showing' with an arg.
2999
3000 *** mh-version
3001
3002 Fixed for nmh. Now displays mh-e version correctly. Cleaned up output
3003 and display `mh-progs', etc.
3004
3005 *** mh-widen
3006
3007 Now attempts to stay on the same message number (closes SF #480922).
3008
3009 No longer wipes out pending deletes and refiles without warning
3010 (closes SF #481036).
3011
3012 \f
3013 * Changes in mh-e 5.0.2
3014
3015 This version contains additional minor changes to integrate it with
3016 reporter.el (requires reporter.el version 3.1c or later) and Emacs
3017 19.30. The mh-goto-msg function is much faster, which also speeds up
3018 several other operations.
3019
3020 \f
3021 * Changes in mh-e 5.0.1
3022
3023 This version contains minor changes from mh-e 5.0 to integrate it with
3024 Emacs 19.29.
3025
3026 \f
3027 * User-visible changes to mh-e 5.0
3028
3029 Note: This being a major release, there are many internal changes.
3030 This document lists only changes to the external interfaces of mh-e.
3031
3032 When upgrading, you must either explicitly reload the new versions of
3033 all mh-e files that are already loaded or restart your Emacs.
3034
3035
3036 ** Major Changes and New Features in mh-e 5.0
3037
3038 The emphasis for this release has been on consistency and
3039 documentation. Many documentation strings were enhanced. Documentation
3040 strings were changed to comments for internal functions and variables.
3041
3042 *** There is now proper documentation in the form of a 75-page users
3043 manual. The Texinfo source is mh-e.texi; the formatted Info document
3044 is mh-e.info.
3045
3046 *** There is a new command `mh-update-sequences', which updates MH's
3047 idea of what messages are in the Unseen sequence and what is the
3048 current folder and message. `mh-quit' calls it. While
3049 `mh-execute-commands' has always done this updating as a side effect,
3050 the new function is faster.
3051
3052 *** The MH profile entry "Inbox:" is supported.
3053
3054 *** If the show-buffer is modified, the user is queried before mh-e
3055 reuses the buffer to show a different message. This buffer is also
3056 auto-saved and backed up correctly.
3057
3058 *** `mh-store-buffer' is significantly more robust. It now handles
3059 messages created by a wide variety of packaging software. The status
3060 message for `uudecode' includes the name of the file created. An error
3061 is signaled if the subprocess exits with a non-zero status.
3062
3063 *** `mh-search-folder' behaves predictably, adding messages found to
3064 the `search' sequence. It correctly handles the case of no messages
3065 found.
3066
3067 *** `mh-burst-digest' (`M-b') now only rescans the part of the folder
3068 affected by the burst. It is now much faster in a large folder.
3069
3070
3071 ** New Hooks and Customization Variables in mh-e 5.0
3072
3073 *** `mh-default-folder-for-message-function': new name for the old
3074 `mh-msg-folder-hook', which wasn't a hook. The old name was confusing,
3075 leading people to think they could use `add-hook' with it, when
3076 actually `setq' is the correct way.
3077
3078 *** `mh-sortm-args': When this variable is used has changed. Now
3079 `mh-sortm-args' is passed if there IS a prefix argument to
3080 `mh-sort-folder'. The assumption is that for arguments you normally
3081 want, you would specify them in an MH profile entry.
3082
3083 *** `mh-mhn-args': new hook, a list of additional arguments to pass to
3084 the `mhn' program if `mh-edit-mhn' is given a prefix argument.
3085
3086 *** `mh-edit-mhn-hook': new hook called by `mh-edit-mhn', the function
3087 that formats MIME messages.
3088
3089 *** `mh-folder-list-change-hook': new hook, called whenever the cached
3090 list of folders, `mh-folder-list', is changed.
3091
3092 *** `mh-find-path-hook': new hook, called when entering mh-e.
3093
3094 *** `mh-repl-formfile': new variable, used to change the format file
3095 used by `mh-reply' from the default of "replcomps".
3096
3097 *** New variables to customize the scan format and notating:
3098 `mh-note-deleted', `mh-note-refiled', `mh-note-seq', `mh-note-cur',
3099 `mh-note-copied', `mh-note-printed'.
3100
3101
3102 ** Key Binding Changes in mh-e 5.0
3103
3104 *** `RET' runs `mh-show' for consistency with the Finder and Info. The
3105 old binding `.' still works, but `RET' is now the standard binding.
3106
3107 *** `M-<' now runs `mh-first-msg' for consistency with `M->', which
3108 runs `mh-last-msg'.
3109
3110 *** `C-c C-f C-d' in MH-Letter mode moves to a Dcc: header field.
3111
3112 *** `C-c C-f C-r' in MH-Letter mode moves to a From: header field.
3113
3114 *** `g' is now the standard binding for `mh-goto-msg'. The old binding
3115 `j' still works.
3116
3117
3118 ** Other Improvements and Changes to mh-e 5.0
3119
3120 *** `mh-lpr-command-format' no longer passes the "-p" argument to
3121 `lpr' by default. The mail header typically has the date anyway.
3122
3123 *** When prompting for a sequence name, if no sequences have been used
3124 yet, mh-e will offer the first sequence the current message is in.
3125
3126 *** The patterns of more mailers are recognized by
3127 `mh-extract-rejected-mail'.
3128
3129 *** `mh-insert-prefix-string' no longer wraps the call to the
3130 `mail-citation-hook' function in a `save-excursion' so the hook writer
3131 can choose whether to leave point at the beginning or the end of the
3132 yanked text.
3133
3134 *** `mh-write-msg-to-file': The prompt now refers to "message" or
3135 "message body" depending on which will be written. (This is controlled
3136 by a prefix argument.) The file defaults to the last-used file instead
3137 of supplying only the directory name.
3138
3139 *** mh-e uses message ranges when running MH commands. Thus "rmm 1 2 3
3140 4 6" is now "rmm 1-4 6". This change makes it less likely to overflow
3141 system argument list limits, and it might be faster, too.
3142
3143
3144 ** Bug Fixes to mh-e 5.0
3145
3146 *** mh-e's idea of the unseen sequence now stays in sync with MH's
3147 better.
3148
3149 *** Functions that are supposed to find fields in the message header
3150 no longer look in the message body.
3151
3152 *** mh-e would sometimes fail to remove the "%" from a scan line when
3153 the message was removed from a sequence if the message was also in the
3154 Previous sequence.
3155
3156 *** The variable `mh-inc-prog' is now correctly used in all places.
3157
3158 *** `mh-pipe-msg' runs the process in the correct directory.
3159
3160 *** A partially scanned folder will no longer lose the "/select"
3161 annotation when you execute marked deletes and refiles with `x'.
3162
3163 \f
3164 * Changes to mh-e 4.0
3165
3166 This file is automatically generated from news-mh-e.txinfo. Do not edit.
3167
3168 [MH-E-ONEWS has been incorporated here and removed. news-mh-e.txinfo
3169 is no longer available.]
3170
3171 Note: there are many internal changes to mh-e in this release. If you
3172 have the previous version loaded into your Emacs, you will probably not
3173 be able to load this version on top of it.
3174
3175 ** New Features in mh-e 4.0
3176
3177 *** Background folder collection. The first time you are prompted for
3178 a folder, you must wait while mh-e collects the names of all existing
3179 folders. Now however, if you abort, collecting will continue in the
3180 background, and you can do something else in Emacs until the
3181 collection completes. Normally, mh-e will begin collecting folders
3182 names in the background when you first load it; you can disable this
3183 feature by setting `mh-auto-folder-collect' to nil.
3184
3185 *** There is support for composing MIME messages using the `mhn'
3186 program from MH 6.8. See the documentation string for mh-edit-mhn.
3187 (While composing a letter, type `C-h k C-c C-e'.) See also mhn(1).
3188 There is as yet no support for reading MIME messages.
3189
3190 *** `mh-show', typically on `.', repositions to the start of the
3191 message if the message is already visible. It used to do nothing in
3192 this case.
3193
3194 *** The function `mh-unshar-msg' is renamed `mh-store-msg'. It now
3195 does uudecoding, too. Someday it should do MIME. It remembers the last
3196 directory you used and offers it as the default for next time.
3197
3198 *** New function `mh-header-display', on `,', displays the message
3199 with all headers, including those normally not displayed. Type `.' to
3200 display the message normally again.
3201
3202 *** New function `mh-list-sequences' lists the sequences in use in the
3203 current folder.
3204
3205 *** New function `mh-version' displays version information about MH
3206 and mh-e. Please use the output in bug reports.
3207
3208 *** `mh-quit' now buries the folder buffer and show buffer.
3209
3210
3211 ** New hooks and customization variables in mh-e 4.0
3212
3213 *** `mh-pick-mode-hook': new hook called by new mode `mh-pick-mode'.
3214 The pick buffer didn't used to have its own mode. Another advantage of
3215 `mh-pick-mode' is that `C-h m' works in the pick buffer.
3216
3217 *** `mail-citation-hook': new variable for supercite.
3218
3219 *** `mh-refile-msg-hook': new hook called by `mh-refile-msg' (and
3220 `mh-refile-or-write-again' when refiling).
3221
3222 *** `mh-msg-folder-hook': new hook used by `mh-refile-msg' and
3223 `mh-to-fcc' to provide a default folder for user prompt.
3224
3225 *** `mh-show-hook': new hook called by `mh-show'.
3226
3227 *** `mh-delete-msg-hook': new hook called by `mh-delete-msg'.
3228
3229 *** `mh-show-mode-hook': new hook called by new mode `mh-show-mode'
3230 for `show-' buffers.
3231
3232 *** `mh-comp-formfile': new variable so can customize `components'
3233 file.
3234
3235 *** `mh-sortm-args': new variable, a list of extra arguments to be
3236 passed to sortm by `mh-sort-folder'. Give an argument to
3237 `mh-sort-folder' to suppress this behavior.
3238
3239 *** `mh-send-prog': new variable so can customize name of `send'
3240 program in case of name conflicts.
3241
3242 *** `mh-scan-prog': new variable so can customize name of `scan'
3243 program to generate custom effects.
3244
3245 *** `mh-inc-prog': new variable so can customize name of `inc' program
3246 to do fancy management of incoming messages.
3247
3248 *** `mh-forwarded-letter-subject': new function used by `mh-forward'
3249 to compute the Subject line of the new message. It is a small function
3250 which can be replaced by the user for customization. Uses the new
3251 variable `mh-forward-subject-format', which allows some simple
3252 customizations without rewriting even `mh-forwarded-letter-subject'.
3253
3254 *** `mh-new-draft-cleaned-headers': new variable, header lines removed
3255 by `mh-edit-again' and `mh-extract-rejected-mail' before offering a
3256 message as a new draft.
3257
3258 *** `mh-signature-file-name': new variable used by
3259 `mh-insert-signature' to so can customize name of the file to insert.
3260
3261 *** `mh-read-address': new function called to read all To: and Cc:
3262 addresses.
3263
3264 *** `mh-msg-folder-hook': new hook used by `mh-refile-msg' and
3265 `mh-to-fcc' to provide a default folder for user prompt.
3266
3267
3268 ** Key binding changes in mh-e 4.0
3269
3270 *** `,' runs new function `mh-header-display'. It is like `.' but it
3271 displays *all* the headers.
3272
3273 *** `M-#' runs the new function `mh-delete-seq'. One used to have to
3274 type `C-u M-%' to delete a sequence.
3275
3276 *** `<' no longer does `mh-first-msg', but `M->' now does
3277 `mh-last-msg'. This allows first and last to be consistent (`>' was
3278 taken) and is more likely to be discovered by chance anyway.
3279
3280 *** `M-d' runs `mh-redistribute', `r' runs `mh-reply' (on the theory
3281 that the more commonly used function should be easier to type, and the
3282 obscure action of redistributing can be harder to type).
3283
3284 *** `M-o' changed to `C-o' (`mh-write-msg-to-file'). It was
3285 interfering with arrow keys for some people.
3286
3287 *** `M-n' now runs `mh-store-msg' (formerly `mh-unshar-msg').
3288
3289 *** `b' no longer runs `mh-quit'; use `q' instead. `b' may be used in
3290 a future version for something else.
3291
3292
3293 ** Minor improvements to mh-e 4.0
3294
3295 *** The mh-e code is now divided into multiple Emacs Lisp files, so it
3296 starts up faster because Emacs doesn't have to load all of it at once.
3297 (This change also makes it easier for the maintainer to manage
3298 things.)
3299
3300 *** When searching for the directory containing the MH programs,
3301 search the user's PATH in addition to the built-in directories, to
3302 increase the chance of finding the MH programs.
3303
3304 *** The subject for a forwarded message no longer has ugly square
3305 brackets around it.
3306
3307 *** The name of the folder is no longer appears twice in the show
3308 buffer mode line.
3309
3310 *** When typing a folder name in the minibuffer, parent folders
3311 complete to the trailing slash (/), for easier typing of subfolders.
3312
3313 *** The folder buffer mode name changed from `mh-e scan' or `mh-e
3314 show' to `MH-Folder', which makes the hook name easier to guess. Added
3315 `mh-showing' to `minor-mode-alist' so there is still an indication in
3316 the mode line of whether messages will be shown automatically.
3317
3318 *** `mh-rename-seq' does completion on the old sequence name.
3319
3320 *** If called by a user who has never used MH on this system before,
3321 mh-e runs the MH program `install-mh' to get them set up.
3322
3323 *** Undo history for previous messages is not kept to avoid wasting
3324 memory.
3325
3326 *** The internal temp buffer used by mh-e has `buffer-offer-save'
3327 explicitly nil. This change benefits people who change the
3328 `buffer-offer-save' default.
3329
3330
3331 ** Bug fixes to mh-e 4.0
3332
3333 *** `mh-to-field': don't bomb if no To: field.
3334
3335 *** `mh-get-new-mail': restore annotations, e.g., cur, even if no new
3336 mail.
3337
3338 *** `mh-rename-seq': verify that the new seq name was accepted by
3339 `mark' before updating state.
3340
3341 *** `mh-internal-seq': the Previous sequence is not notated, since it
3342 would notate everything scanned.
3343
3344 *** `mh-read-draft': don't call `find-file-noselect' so an
3345 `auto-mode-alist' doesn't trigger `mh-letter-mode-hook' twice. Faster,
3346 too.
3347
3348 *** `mh-show': If user moves onto a message that doesn't exist, don't
3349 leave the cursor in the show pane.
3350
3351 *** `mh-delete-scan-msgs': use `equal', not `=', on the result of
3352 `mh-get-msg-num', since it may be nil.
3353
3354 *** `mh-get-field': do anchored search so searching for `reply-to:'
3355 doesn't find `in-reply-to:'.
3356
3357 *** `mh-widen': do nothing if not narrowed.
3358
3359 *** `mh-clean-message-header': find end of headers even if no body.
3360
3361 \f
3362 This file is part of GNU Emacs.
3363
3364 GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
3365 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
3366 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
3367 (at your option) any later version.
3368
3369 GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
3370 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
3371 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
3372 GNU General Public License for more details.
3373
3374 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
3375 along with GNU Emacs. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
3376
3377 \f
3378 Local variables:
3379 mode: outline
3380 paragraph-separate: "[ \f]*$"
3381 end: