* mu4e.texi: document thread marking functionality
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@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ for example, when using GMail+@abbr{IMAP} (but @emph{not} with
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GMail+@abbr{POP3}), this interferes with GMail's handling of the sent messages
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folder, and you may end up with duplicate messages.
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For this, since @t{mu4e} 0.9.8.3, there is the variable
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@code{mu4e-sent-messages-behavior}, which takes a symbol. The default is
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Since @t{mu4e} 0.9.8.3, there is the variable
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@code{mu4e-sent-messages-behavior} for, which takes a symbol. The default is
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@code{'sent} which, as mentioned, causes the message to be copied to your
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sent-messages folder. Other possible values are @code{'trash} (so the sent
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message is copied to the trash-folder (@code{mu4e-trash-folder}), and
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@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ DEL,D mark for immediate deletion
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m mark for moving to another maildir folder
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u unmark message at point
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% mark based on a regular expression
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T,t mark whole thread, subthread
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R,F,C reply/forward/compose
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E edit (only allowed for draft messages)
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@ -542,8 +543,9 @@ q,z leave the headers buffer
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@end verbatim
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@subsection Marking messages
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@anchor{Marking messages}
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All mark/unmark commands support the current @emph{region} (i.e., selection)
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The mark/unmark commands support the current @emph{region} (i.e., selection)
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-- so, for example, if you the select a number of message and then press
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@key{DEL}, all selected message will be marked for deletion.
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@ -551,12 +553,17 @@ The two-step mark-execute sequence is similar to what @t{dired} and a number
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of other emacs-based programs do. @t{mu4e} tries to be as quick as possible
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while still trying to protect you from accidents.
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You can also mark all messages that match a certain regular expression with
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@key{%}. In addition you can mark all messages in the current thread (@key{T})
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or sub-thread (@key{t}).
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When you try to do a new search, or refresh the headers buffer while you still
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have marked messages, normally you will be asked what to do with those marks
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-- whether to @emph{apply} them before leaving, @emph{ignore} them or to
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@emph{cancel} the operation. This behavior can be influenced with the variable
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@code{`mu4e-headers-leave-behavior'} -- see its documentation.
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@subsection Actions
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@code{mu4e-hdrs-action} (@key{a}) lets you pick some custom action to perform
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@ -675,6 +682,7 @@ DEL,D mark for immediate deletion
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m mark for moving to another maildir folder
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u unmark message at point
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% mark based on a regular expression
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T,t mark whole thread, subthread
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R,F,C reply/forward/compose
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E edit (only allowed for draft messages)
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@ -695,9 +703,7 @@ H get help
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q,z leave the message view
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@end verbatim
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Note that @key{x}, which means 'execute actions on marked messages' is not
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available in this view, to reduce the risk of accidents. You need to go back
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to the headers view to effectuate the actions.
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For the marking commands, please refer to @ref{Marking messages}.
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@subsection Opening and saving attachments
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@ -1546,7 +1552,11 @@ answers.
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@item @emph{How can I quickly delete/move/trash a lot of messages?} You can
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select ('mark' in emacs-speak) the messages; the actions you then take (e.g.,
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@key{DEL} for delete, @key{m} for move and @key{t} for trash) will apply to
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@emph{all} selected messages
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@emph{all} selected messages. You can also use functions like
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@code{mu4e-hdrs-mark-thread} (@key{T}), @code{mu4e-hdrs-mark-subthread}
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(@key{t}) to mark whole threads at the same time, and
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@code{mu4e-hdrs-mark-matches} (@key{%}) to mark all messages matching a
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certain regular expression.
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@item @emph{How can I use @t{BBDB}?} Currently, there is no built-in for
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address management with @t{BBDB}; instead, we recommend @ref{Maintaining an
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address-book with org-contacts} for now.
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@ -1599,11 +1609,7 @@ there (yet), and the author can use it as a todo-list.
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@itemize
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@item @emph{Thread handling is incomplete.} While threads are calculated and are
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visible in the headers buffer, there is no functionality to manipulate them
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(e.g., collapse the thread, or delete a whole thread at once). But note that
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you can manipulate a number of consecutive messages at once by selecting
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them, and then using one of the manipulation commands, such as
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@code{mu4e-mark-for-move} or @code{mu4e-mark-for-delete}.
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visible in the headers buffer, you can now collapse/open them.
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@item @emph{No support for crypto when reading mail}. Currently, you cannot
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conveniently read encrypted mail or check signatures. For outgoing messages,
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it should work though, using the built-in mechanisms.
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@ -1616,13 +1622,9 @@ headers.}. Yes -- don't do that.
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sent.} Same for the drafts-folder.
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@item @emph{The key-bindings are @emph{somewhat} hard-coded} That is, the main
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menu assumes the default key-bindings, as do the clicks-on-bookmarks.
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@item @emph{Attachments are not accessible in draft/sent messages}. Currently,
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attachments in saved messages are special strings, which are transformed into
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the actual attachments when sending. However, you cannot access them afterwards.
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@end itemize
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@node How it works
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@appendix How it works
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