From e14b5a3a48b81652cea8fe154fb1af766922b5f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Dirk-Jan C. Binnema" Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2024 19:49:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] mu4e: tweak manual for mode-line counts Fixes #2791. --- mu4e/mu4e.texi | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e.texi b/mu4e/mu4e.texi index 2466a326..9d92e83b 100644 --- a/mu4e/mu4e.texi +++ b/mu4e/mu4e.texi @@ -793,7 +793,10 @@ Note that the ``delta'' has its limitations: if you, for instance, deleted 5 messages and received 5 new one, the ``delta'' would be 0, although there were changes indeed. So it is mostly useful for tracking changes while you are @emph{not} using @t{mu4e}. For this reason, you can reset the baseline manually, -e.g. by visiting the main view . +e.g. by visiting the main view. + +Furthermore, for speed reasons, the counts do @emph{not} exclude messages that +no longer exist in the file-system, nor do they exclude duplicate messages. By comparing current results with the baseline, you can quickly see what new messages have arrived since the last time you looked. @@ -4101,7 +4104,7 @@ necessary. @subsection The unread/all counts in the main-screen differ from the 'real' numbers - what's going on? For speed reasons, the counts do not exclude messages that no longer exist in -the file-system, nor does it exclude duplicate messages; @xref{mu-mu4e-differ}. +the file-system, nor do they exclude duplicate messages; @xref{mu-mu4e-differ}. @subsection How can I quickly delete/move/trash a lot of messages? You can select ('mark' in Emacs-speak) messages, just like you would select text