etc/MH-E-ONEWS

   1 This file is automatically generated from news-mh-e.txinfo.  Do not edit.
   2
   3 User-visible changes to mh-e in version 4.0 from 3.8
   4
   5 Note: there are many internal changes to mh-e in this release.  If you
   6 have the previous version loaded into your Emacs, you will probably not
   7 be able to load this version on top of it.
   8
   9
  10 New Features in mh-e
  11 ====================
  12
  13 Background folder collection.  The first time you are prompted for a
  14 folder, you must wait while mh-e collects the names of all existing
  15 folders.  Now however, if you abort, collecting will continue in the
  16 background, and you can do something else in Emacs until the collection
  17 completes.  Normally, mh-e will begin collecting folders names in the
  18 background when you first load it; you can disable this feature by
  19 setting `mh-auto-folder-collect' to nil.
  20
  21 There is support for composing MIME messages using the `mhn' program
  22 from MH 6.8.  See the documentation string for mh-edit-mhn.  (While
  23 composing a letter, type `C-h k C-c C-e'.)  See also mhn(1).  There is
  24 as yet no support for reading MIME messages.
  25
  26 `mh-show', typically on `.', repositions to the start of the message if
  27 the message is already visible.  It used to do nothing in this case.
  28
  29 The function `mh-unshar-msg' is renamed `mh-store-msg'.  It now does
  30 uudecoding, too.  Someday it should do MIME.  It remembers the last
  31 directory you used and offers it as the default for next time.
  32
  33 New function `mh-header-display', on `,', displays the message with all
  34 headers, including those normally not displayed.  Type `.' to display
  35 the message normally again.
  36
  37 New function `mh-list-sequences' lists the sequences in use in the
  38 current folder.
  39
  40 New function `mh-version' displays version information about MH and
  41 mh-e.  Please use the output in bug reports.
  42
  43 `mh-quit' now burys the folder buffer and show buffer.
  44
  45
  46 New mh-e hooks and customization variables
  47 ==========================================
  48
  49 `mh-pick-mode-hook': new hook called by new mode `mh-pick-mode'.  The
  50 pick buffer didn't used to have its own mode.  Another advantage of
  51 `mh-pick-mode' is that `C-h m' works in the pick buffer.
  52
  53 `mail-citation-hook': new variable for supercite.
  54
  55 `mh-refile-msg-hook': new hook called by `mh-refile-msg' (and
  56 `mh-refile-or-write-again' when refiling).
  57
  58 `mh-msg-folder-hook': new hook used by `mh-refile-msg' and `mh-to-fcc'
  59 to provide a default folder for user prompt.
  60
  61 `mh-show-hook': new hook called by `mh-show'.
  62
  63 `mh-delete-msg-hook': new hook called by `mh-delete-msg'.
  64
  65 `mh-show-mode-hook': new hook called by new mode `mh-show-mode' for
  66 `show-' buffers.
  67
  68 `mh-comp-formfile': new variable so can customize `components' file.
  69
  70 `mh-sortm-args': new variable, a list of extra arguments to be passed to
  71 sortm by `mh-sort-folder'.  Give an argument to `mh-sort-folder' to
  72 suppress this behavior.
  73
  74 `mh-send-prog': new variable so can customize name of `send' program in
  75 case of name conflicts.
  76
  77 `mh-scan-prog': new variable so can customize name of `scan' program to
  78 generate custom effects.
  79
  80 `mh-inc-prog': new variable so can customize name of `inc' program to do
  81 fancy management of incoming messages.
  82
  83 `mh-forwarded-letter-subject': new function used by `mh-forward' to
  84 compute the Subject line of the new message.  It is a small function
  85 which can be replaced by the user for customization.  Uses the new
  86 variable `mh-forward-subject-format', which allows some simple
  87 customizations without rewriting even `mh-forwarded-letter-subject'.
  88
  89 `mh-new-draft-cleaned-headers': new variable, header lines removed by
  90 `mh-edit-again' and `mh-extract-rejected-mail' before offering a message
  91 as a new draft.
  92
  93 `mh-signature-file-name': new variable used by `mh-insert-signature' to
  94 so can customize name of the file to insert.
  95
  96 `mh-read-address': new function called to read all To: and Cc:
  97 addresses.
  98
  99 `mh-msg-folder-hook': new hook used by `mh-refile-msg' and `mh-to-fcc'
 100 to provide a default folder for user prompt.
 101
 102
 103 Key binding changes in mh-e
 104 ===========================
 105
 106 `,' runs new function `mh-header-display'.  It is like `.' but it
 107 displays *all* the headers.
 108
 109 `M-#' runs the new function `mh-delete-seq'.  One used to have to type
 110 `C-u M-%' to delete a sequence.
 111
 112 `<' no longer does `mh-first-msg', but `M->' now does `mh-last-msg'.
 113 This allows first and last to be consistent (`>' was taken) and is more
 114 likely to be discovered by chance anyway.
 115
 116 `M-d' runs `mh-redistribute', `r' runs `mh-reply' (on the theory that
 117 the more commonly used function should be easier to type, and the
 118 obscure action of redistributing can be harder to type).
 119
 120 `M-o' changed to `C-o' (`mh-write-msg-to-file').  It was interfering
 121 with arrow keys for some people.
 122
 123 `M-n' now runs `mh-store-msg' (formerly `mh-unshar-msg').
 124
 125 `b' no longer runs `mh-quit'; use `q' instead.  `b' may be used in a
 126 future version for something else.
 127
 128
 129 Minor improvements to mh-e
 130 ==========================
 131
 132 The mh-e code is now divided into multiple Emacs Lisp files, so it
 133 starts up faster because Emacs doesn't have to load all of it at once.
 134 (This change also makes it easier for the maintainer to manage things.)
 135
 136 When searching for the directory containing the MH programs, search the
 137 user's PATH in addition to the built-in directories, to increase the
 138 chance of finding the MH programs.
 139
 140 The subject for a forwarded message no longer has ugly square brackets
 141 around it.
 142
 143 The name of the folder is no longer appears twice in the show buffer
 144 mode line.
 145
 146 When typing a folder name in the minibuffer, parent folders complete to
 147 the trailing slash (/), for easier typing of subfolders.
 148
 149 The folder buffer mode name changed from `mh-e scan' or `mh-e show' to
 150 `MH-Folder', which makes the hook name easier to guess.  Added
 151 `mh-showing' to `minor-mode-alist' so there is still an indication in
 152 the mode line of whether messages will be shown automatically.
 153
 154 `mh-rename-seq' does completion on the old sequence name.
 155
 156 If called by a user who has never used MH on this system before, mh-e
 157 runs the MH program `install-mh' to get them set up.
 158
 159 Undo history for previous messages is not kept to avoid wasting memory.
 160
 161 The internal temp buffer used by mh-e has `buffer-offer-save' explicitly
 162 nil.  This change benefits people who change the `buffer-offer-save'
 163 default.
 164
 165
 166 Bug fixes to mh-e
 167 =================
 168
 169 `mh-to-field': don't bomb if no To: field.
 170
 171 `mh-get-new-mail': restore annotations, e.g., cur, even if no new mail.
 172
 173 `mh-rename-seq': verify that the new seq name was accepted by `mark'
 174 before updating state.
 175
 176 `mh-internal-seq': the Previous sequence is not notated, since it would
 177 notate everything scanned.
 178
 179 `mh-read-draft': don't call `find-file-noselect' so an `auto-mode-alist'
 180 doesn't trigger `mh-letter-mode-hook' twice.  Faster, too.
 181
 182 `mh-show': If user moves onto a message that doesn't exist, don't leave
 183 the cursor in the show pane.
 184
 185 `mh-delete-scan-msgs': use `equal', not `=', on the result of
 186 `mh-get-msg-num', since it may be nil.
 187
 188 `mh-get-field': do anchored search so searching for `reply-to:' doesn't
 189 find `in-reply-to:'.
 190
 191 `mh-widen': do nothing if not narrowed.
 192
 193 `mh-clean-message-header': find end of headers even if no body.
 194