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XMH(1) XMH(1) NNAAMMEE xmh - send and read mail with an X interface to MH SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS xxmmhh [-path _m_a_i_l_p_a_t_h] [-initial _f_o_l_d_e_r_n_a_m_e] [-flag] [-_t_o_o_l_k_i_t_o_p_t_i_o_n ...] DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN The _x_m_h program provides a graphical user interface to the _M_H Message Handling System. To actually do things with your mail, it makes calls to the _M_H package. Electronic mail messages may be composed, sent, received, replied to, forwarded, sorted, and stored in folders. _x_m_h provides extensive mechanism for customization of the user inter- face. This document introduces many aspects of the Athena Widget Set. OOPPTTIIOONNSS --ppaatthh _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y This option specifies an alternate collection of mail folders in which to process mail. The direc- tory is specified as an absolute pathname. The default mail path is the value of the Path compo- nent in the _M_H profile, which is determined by the MMHH environment variable and defaults to $HOME/.mh_profile. $HOME/Mail will be used as the path if the _M_H Path is not given in the profile. --iinniittiiaall _f_o_l_d_e_r This option specifies an alternate folder which may receive new mail and is initially opened by _x_m_h. The default initial folder is ``inbox''. --ffllaagg This option will cause _x_m_h to change the appear- ance of appropriate folder buttons and to request the window manager to change the appearance of the _x_m_h icon when new mail has arrived. By default, _x_m_h will change the appearance of the ``inbox'' folder button when new mail is waiting. The application-specific resource cchheecckkNNeewwMMaaiill can be used to turn off this notification, and the --ffllaagg option will still override it. These three options have corresponding application- specific resources, MMaaiillPPaatthh, IInniittiiaallFFoollddeerr, and MMaaiillWWaaiitt-- iinnggFFllaagg, which can be specified in a resource file. The standard toolkit command line options are given in _X_(_1_). X Version 11 Release 6.1 1 XMH(1) XMH(1) IINNSSTTAALLLLAATTIIOONN _x_m_h requires that the user is already set up to use _M_H, version 6. To do so, see if there is a file called .mh_profile in your home directory. If it exists, check to see if it contains a line that starts with ``Current- Folder''. If it does, you've been using version 4 or ear- lier of _M_H; to convert to version 6, you must remove that line. (Failure to do so causes spurious output to stderr, which can hang _x_m_h depending on your setup.) If you do not already have a .mh_profile, you can create one (and everything else you need) by typing ``inc'' to the shell. You should do this before using _x_m_h to incor- porate new mail. For more information, refer to the _m_h_(_1_) documentation. Much of the user interface of _x_m_h is configured in the _X_m_h application class defaults file; if this file was not installed properly a warning message will appear when _x_m_h is used. _x_m_h is backwards compatible with the R4 applica- tion class defaults file. The default value of the SendBreakWidth resource has changed since R4. BBAASSIICC SSCCRREEEENN LLAAYYOOUUTT _x_m_h starts out with a single window, divided into four major areas: -- Six buttons with pull-down command menus. -- A collection of buttons, one for each top level folder. New users of _M_H will have two folders, ``drafts'' and ``inbox''. -- A listing, or Table of Contents, of the messages in the open folder. Initially, this will show the mes- sages in ``inbox''. -- A view of one of your messages. Initially this is blank. XXMMHH AANNDD TTHHEE AATTHHEENNAA WWIIDDGGEETT SSEETT _x_m_h uses the X Toolkit Intrinsics and the Athena Widget Set. Many of the features described below (scrollbars, buttonboxes, etc.) are actually part of the Athena Widget Set, and are described here only for completeness. For X Version 11 Release 6.1 2 XMH(1) XMH(1) more information, see the Athena Widget Set documentation. SSCCRROOLLLLBBAARRSS Some parts of the main window will have a vertical area on the left containing a grey bar. This area is a _s_c_r_o_l_l_b_a_r. They are used whenever the data in a window takes up more space than can be displayed. The grey bar indicates what portion of your data is visible. Thus, if the entire length of the area is grey, then you are looking at all your data. If only the first half is grey, then you are looking at the top half of your data. The message viewing area will have a horizontal scrollbar if the text of the message is wider than the viewing area. You can use the pointer in the scrollbar to change what part of the data is visible. If you click with pointer button 2, the top of the grey area will move to where the pointer is, and the corresponding portion of data will be displayed. If you hold down pointer button 2, you can drag around the grey area. This makes it easy to get to the top of the data: just press with button 2, drag off the top of the scrollbar, and release. If you click with button 1, then the data to the right of the pointer will scroll to the top of the window. If you click with pointer button 3, then the data at the top of the window will scroll down to where the pointer is. BBUUTTTTOONNBBOOXXEESS,, BBUUTTTTOONNSS,, AANNDD MMEENNUUSS Any area containing many words or short phrases, each enclosed in a rectangular or rounded boundary, is called a _b_u_t_t_o_n_b_o_x. Each rectangle or rounded area is actually a button that you can press by moving the pointer onto it and pressing pointer button 1. If a given buttonbox has more buttons in it than can fit, it will be displayed with a scrollbar, so you can always scroll to the button you want. Some buttons have pull-down menus. Pressing the pointer button while the pointer is over one of these buttons will pull down a menu. Continuing to hold the button down while moving the pointer over the menu, called dragging the pointer, will highlight each selectable item on the menu as the pointer passes over it. To select an item in the menu, release the pointer button while the item is highlighted. AADDJJUUSSTTIINNGG TTHHEE RREELLAATTIIVVEE SSIIZZEESS OOFF AARREEAASS If you're not satisfied with the sizes of the various areas of the main window, they can easily be changed. Near the right edge of the border between each region is a X Version 11 Release 6.1 3 XMH(1) XMH(1) black box, called a _g_r_i_p. Simply point to that grip with the pointer, press a pointer button, drag up or down, and release. Exactly what happens depends on which pointer button you press. If you drag with the pointer button 2, then only that bor- der will move. This mode is simplest to understand, but is the least useful. If you drag with pointer button 1, then you are adjusting the size of the window above. _x_m_h will attempt to compen- sate by adjusting some window below it. If you drag with pointer button 3, then you are adjusting the size of the window below. _x_m_h will attempt to compen- sate by adjusting some window above it. All windows have a minimum and maximum size; you will never be allowed to move a border past the point where it would make a window have an invalid size. PPRROOCCEESSSSIINNGG YYOOUURR MMAAIILL This section will define the concepts of the selected folder, current folder, selected message(s), current mes- sage, selected sequence, and current sequence. Each _x_m_h command is introduced. For use in customization, action procedures corresponding to each command are given; these action procedures can be used to customize the user interface, particularly the keyboard accelerators and the functionality of the buttons in the optional button box created by the application resource CCoommmmaannddBBuuttttoonnCCoouunntt. FFOOLLDDEERRSS AANNDD SSEEQQUUEENNCCEESS A folder contains a collection of mail messages, or is empty. _x_m_h supports folders with one level of subfolders. The selected folder is whichever foldername appears in the bar above the folder buttons. Note that this is not nec- essarily the same folder that is currently being viewed. To change the selected folder, just press on the desired folder button with pointer button 1; if that folder has subfolders, select a folder from the pull-down menu. The Table of Contents, or toc, lists the messages in the viewed folder. The title bar above the Table of Contents displays the name of the viewed folder. The toc title bar also displays the name of the viewed sequence of messages within the viewed folder. Every folder has an implicit ``all'' sequence, which contains X Version 11 Release 6.1 4 XMH(1) XMH(1) all the messages in the folder, and initially the toc title bar will show ``inbox:all''. FFOOLLDDEERR CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS The _F_o_l_d_e_r command menu contains commands of a global nature: OOppeenn FFoollddeerr Display the data in the selected folder. Thus, the selected folder also becomes the viewed folder. The action procedure corresponding to this command is XXmmhhOOppeennFFoollddeerr(([_f_o_l_d_e_r_n_a_m_e])). It takes an optional argument as the name of a folder to select and open; if no folder is specified, the selected folder is opened. It may be specified as part of an event translation from a folder menu button or from a folder menu, or as a binding of a keyboard accelerator to any widget other than the folder menu buttons or the folder menus. OOppeenn FFoollddeerr iinn NNeeww WWiinnddooww Displays the selected folder in an additional main window. Note, however, that you cannot reliably display the same folder in more than one window at a time, although _x_m_h will not prevent you from trying. The corresponding action is XXmmhhOOppeenn-- FFoollddeerrIInnNNeewwWWiinnddooww(()). CCrreeaattee FFoollddeerr Create a new folder. You will be prompted for a name for the new folder; to enter the name, move the pointer to the blank box provided and type. Subfolders are created by specifying the parent folder, a slash, and the subfolder name. For example, to create a folder named ``xmh'' which is a subfolder of an existing folder named ``clients'', type ``clients/xmh''. Click on the Okay button when finished, or just type Return; click on Cancel to cancel this operation. The action corresponding to Create Folder is XXmmhhCCrree-- aatteeFFoollddeerr(()). DDeelleettee FFoollddeerr Destroy the selected folder. You will be asked to confirm this action (see CONFIRMATION WINDOWS). Destroying a folder will also destroy any subfold- ers of that folder. The corresponding action is XXmmhhDDeelleetteeFFoollddeerr(()). X Version 11 Release 6.1 5 XMH(1) XMH(1) CClloossee WWiinnddooww Exits _x_m_h, after first confirming that you won't lose any changes; or, if selected from any addi- tional _x_m_h window, simply closes that window. The corresponding action is XXmmhhCClloossee(()). HHIIGGHHLLIIGGHHTTEEDD MMEESSSSAAGGEESS,, SSEELLEECCTTEEDD MMEESSSSAAGGEESS AANNDD TTHHEE CCUURRRREENNTT MMEESSSSAAGGEE It is possible to highlight a set of adjacent messages in the area of the Table of Contents. To highlight a mes- sage, click on it with pointer button 1. To highlight a range of messages, click on the first one with pointer button 1 and on the last one with pointer button 3; or press pointer button 1, drag, and release. To extend a range of selected messages, use pointer button 3. To highlight all messages in the table of contents, click rapidly three times with pointer button 1. To cancel any selection in the table of contents, click rapidly twice. The selected messages are the same as the highlighted mes- sages, if any. If no messages are highlighted, then the selected messages are considered the same as the current message. The current message is indicated by a `+' next to the mes- sage number. It usually corresponds to the message cur- rently being viewed. Upon opening a new folder, for exam- ple, the current message will be different from the viewed message. When a message is viewed, the title bar above the view will identify the message. TTAABBLLEE OOFF CCOONNTTEENNTTSS CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS The _T_a_b_l_e _o_f _C_o_n_t_e_n_t_s command menu contains commands which operate on the open, or viewed, folder. IInnccoorrppoorraattee NNeeww MMaaiill Add any new mail received to viewed folder, and set the current message to be the first new message. This command is selectable in the menu and will exe- cute only if the viewed folder is allowed to receive new mail. By default, only ``inbox'' is allowed to incorporate new mail. The corresponding action is XXmmhhIInnccoorrppoorraatteeNNeewwMMaaiill(()). CCoommmmiitt CChhaannggeess Execute all deletions, moves, and copies that have been marked in this folder. The corresponding action is XXmmhhCCoomm-- mmiittCChhaannggeess(()). X Version 11 Release 6.1 6 XMH(1) XMH(1) PPaacckk FFoollddeerr Renumber the messages in this folder so they start with 1 and increment by 1. The corresponding action is XXmmhhPPaacckk-- FFoollddeerr(()). SSoorrtt FFoollddeerr Sort the messages in this folder in chronological order. (As a side effect, this may also pack the folder.) The corresponding action is XXmmhhSSoorrttFFoollddeerr(()). RReessccaann FFoollddeerr Rebuild the list of messages. This can be used whenever you suspect that _x_m_h's idea of what messages you have is wrong. (In particular, this is necessary if you change things using straight _M_H commands without using _x_m_h.) The corresponding action is XXmmhhFFoorrcceeRReessccaann(()). MMEESSSSAAGGEE CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS The _M_e_s_s_a_g_e command menu contains commands which operate on the selected message(s), or if there are no selected messages, the current message. CCoommppoossee MMeessssaaggee Composes a new message. A new window will be brought up for composition; a description of it is given in the COMPO- SITION WINDOWS section below. This com- mand does not affect the current mes- sage. The corresponding action is XXmmhh-- CCoommppoosseeMMeessssaaggee(()). VViieeww NNeexxtt MMeessssaaggee View the first selected message. If no messages are highlighted, view the cur- rent message. If current message is already being viewed, view the first unmarked message after the current mes- sage. The corresponding action is XXmmhhVViieewwNNeexxttMMeessssaaggee(()). VViieeww PPrreevviioouuss View the last selected message. If no messages are highlighted, view the cur- rent message. If current message is already being viewed, view the first unmarked message before the current mes- sage. The corresponding action is XXmmhhVViieewwPPrreevviioouuss(()). DDeelleettee Mark the selected messages for deletion. If no messages are highlighted, mark the X Version 11 Release 6.1 7 XMH(1) XMH(1) current message for deletion and auto- matically display the next unmarked mes- sage. The corresponding action is XXmmhh-- MMaarrkkDDeelleettee(()). MMoovvee Mark the selected messages to be moved into the currently selected folder. (If the selected folder is the same as the viewed folder, this command will just beep.) If no messages are highlighted, mark the current message to be moved and display the next unmarked message. The corresponding action is XXmmhhMMaarrkkMMoovvee(()). CCooppyy aass LLiinnkk Mark the selected messages to be copied into the selected folder. (If the selected folder is the same as the viewed folder, this command will just beep.) If no messages are highlighted, mark the current message to be copied. Note that messages are actually linked, not copied; editing a message copied by _x_m_h will affect all copies of the mes- sage. The corresponding action is XXmmhh-- MMaarrkkCCooppyy(()). UUnnmmaarrkk Remove any of the above three marks from the selected messages, or the current message, if none are highlighted. The corresponding action is XXmmhhUUnnmmaarrkk(()). VViieeww iinn NNeeww Create a new window containing only a view of the first selected message, or the current message, if none are high- lighted. The corresponding action is XXmmhhVViieewwIInnNNeewwWWiinnddooww(()). RReeppllyy Create a composition window in reply to the first selected message, or the cur- rent message, if none are highlighted. The corresponding action is XXmmhhRReeppllyy(()). FFoorrwwaarrdd Create a composition window whose body is initialized to contain an encapsula- tion of of the selected messages, or the current message if none are highlighted. The corresponding action is XXmmhhFFoorr-- wwaarrdd(()). X Version 11 Release 6.1 8 XMH(1) XMH(1) UUssee aass CCoommppoossiittiioonn Create a composition window whose body is initialized to be the contents of the first selected message, or the current message if none are selected. Any changes you make in the composition will be saved in a new message in the ``drafts'' folder, and will not change the original message. However, there is an exception to this rule. If the mes- sage to be used as composition was selected from the ``drafts'' folder, (see BUGS), the changes will be reflected in the original message (see COMPOSITION WINDOWS). The action proce- dure corresponding to this command is XXmmhhUUsseeAAssCCoommppoossiittiioonn(()). PPrriinntt Print the selected messages, or the cur- rent message if none are selected. _x_m_h normally prints by invoking the _e_n_s_c_r_i_p_t(1) command, but this can be customized with the _x_m_h application- specific resource PPrriinnttCCoommmmaanndd. The corresponding action is XXmmhhPPrriinntt(()). SSEEQQUUEENNCCEE CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS The _S_e_q_u_e_n_c_e command menu contains commands pertaining to message sequences (See MESSAGE-SEQUENCES), and a list of the message-sequences defined for the currently viewed folder. The selected message-sequence is indicated by a check mark in its entry in the margin of the menu. To change the selected message-sequence, select a new mes- sage-sequence from the sequence menu. PPiicckk MMeessssaaggeess Define a new message-sequence. The cor- responding action is XXmmhhPPiicckkMMeessssaaggeess(()). The following menu entries will be sensitive only if the current folder has any message-sequences other than the ``all'' message-sequence. OOppeenn SSeeqquueennccee Change the viewed sequence to be the same as the selected sequence. The cor- responding action is XXmmhhOOppeennSSeeqquueennccee(()). AAdddd ttoo SSeeqquueennccee Add the selected messages to the selected sequence. The corresponding action is XXmmhhAAddddTTooSSeeqquueennccee(()). X Version 11 Release 6.1 9 XMH(1) XMH(1) RReemmoovvee ffrroomm SSeeqquueennccee Remove the selected messages from the selected sequence. The corresponding action is XXmmhhRReemmoovveeFFrroommSSeeqquueennccee(()). DDeelleettee SSeeqquueennccee Remove the selected sequence entirely. The messages themselves are not affected; they simply are no longer grouped together to define a message- sequence. The corresponding action is XXmmhhDDeelleetteeSSeeqquueennccee(()). VVIIEEWW CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS Commands in the _V_i_e_w menu and in the buttonboxes of view windows (which result from the _M_e_s_s_a_g_e menu command VViieeww IInn NNeeww) correspond in functionality to commands of the same name in the _M_e_s_s_a_g_e menu, but they operate on the viewed message rather than the selected messages or cur- rent message. CClloossee WWiinnddooww When the viewed message is in a separate view window, this command will close the view, after confirming the status of any unsaved edits. The corresponding action procedure is XXmmhhCClloosseeVViieeww(()). RReeppllyy Create a composition window in reply to the viewed message. The related action procedure is XXmmhhVViieewwRReeppllyy(()). FFoorrwwaarrdd Create a composition window whose body is initialized contain an encapsulation of the viewed message. The correspond- ing action is XXmmhhVViieewwFFoorrwwaarrdd(()). UUssee AAss CCoommppoossiittiioonn Create a composition window whose body is initialized to be the contents of the viewed message. Any changes made in the composition window will be saved in a new message in the ``drafts'' folder, and will not change the original mes- sage. An exception: if the viewed mes- sage was selected from the ``drafts'' folder, (see BUGS) the original message is edited. The action procedure corre- sponding to this command is XXmmhhVViieewwUUssee-- AAssCCoommppoossiittiioonn(()). EEddiitt MMeessssaaggee This command enables the direct editing of the viewed message. The action X Version 11 Release 6.1 10 XMH(1) XMH(1) procedure is XXmmhhEEddiittVViieeww(()). SSaavvee MMeessssaaggee This command is insensitive until the message has been edited; when activated, edits will be saved to the original mes- sage in the view. The corresponding action is XXmmhhSSaavveeVViieeww(()). PPrriinntt Print the viewed message. _x_m_h prints by invoking the _e_n_s_c_r_i_p_t(1) command, but this can be customized with the applica- tion-specific resource PPrriinnttCCoommmmaanndd. The corresponding action procedure is XXmmhhPPrriinnttVViieeww(()). DDeelleettee Marks the viewed message for deletion. The corresponding action procedure is XXmmhhVViieewwMMaarrkkDDeelleettee(()). OOPPTTIIOONNSS The _O_p_t_i_o_n_s menu contains one entry. RReeaadd iinn RReevveerrssee When selected, a check mark appears in the margin of this menu entry. Read in Reverse will switch the meaning of the next and previous messages, and will increment to the current message marker in the opposite direction. This is useful if you want to read your messages in the order of most recent first. The option acts as a toggle; select it from the menu a second time to undo the effect. The check mark appears when the option is selected. CCOOMMPPOOSSIITTIIOONN WWIINNDDOOWWSS Composition windows are created by selecting CCoommppoossee MMeess-- ssaaggee from the _M_e_s_s_a_g_e command menu, or by selecting RReeppllyy or FFoorrwwaarrdd or UUssee aass CCoommppoossiittiioonn from the _M_e_s_s_a_g_e or _V_i_e_w command menu. These are used to compose mail messages. Aside from the normal text editing functions, there are six command buttons associated with composition windows: CClloossee WWiinnddooww Close this composition window. If changes have been made since the most recent Save or Send, you will be asked to confirm losing them. The correspond- ing action is XXmmhhCClloosseeVViieeww(()). SSeenndd Send this composition. The correspond- ing action is XXmmhhSSeenndd(()). X Version 11 Release 6.1 11 XMH(1) XMH(1) NNeeww HHeeaaddeerrss Replace the current composition with an empty message. If changes have been made since the most recent Send or Save, you will be asked to confirm losing them. The corresponding action is XXmmhhRReesseettCCoommppoossee(()). CCoommppoossee MMeessssaaggee Bring up another new composition window. The corresponding action is XXmmhhCCoomm-- ppoosseeMMeessssaaggee(()). SSaavvee MMeessssaaggee Save this composition in your drafts folder. Then you can safely close the composition. At some future date, you can continue working on the composition by opening the drafts folder, selecting the message, and using the ``Use as Com- position'' command. The corresponding action is XXmmhhSSaavvee(()). IInnsseerrtt Insert a related message into the compo- sition. If the composition window was created with a ``Reply'' command, the related message is the message being replied to, otherwise no related message is defined and this button is insensi- tive. The message may be filtered before being inserted; see RReeppllyyIInnsseerrtt-- FFiilltteerr under APPLICATION RESOURCES for more information. The corresponding action is XXmmhhIInnsseerrtt(()). AACCCCEELLEERRAATTOORRSS Accelerators are shortcuts. They allow you to invoke com- mands without using the menus, either from the keyboard or by using the pointer. _x_m_h defines pointer accelerators for common actions: To select and view a message with a single click, use pointer button 2 on the message's entry in the table of contents. To select and open a folder or a sequence in a single action, make the folder or sequence selection with pointer button 2. To mark the highlighted messages, or current message if none have been highlighted, to be moved to a folder in a single action, use pointer button 3 to select the target folder and simultaneously mark the messages. Similarly, selecting a sequence with pointer button 3 will add the highlighted or current message(s) to that sequence. In X Version 11 Release 6.1 12 XMH(1) XMH(1) both of these operations, the selected folder or sequence and the viewed folder or sequence are not changed. _x_m_h defines the following keyboard accelerators over the surface of the main window, except in the view area while editing a message: Meta-I Incorporate New Mail Meta-C Commit Changes Meta-R Rescan Folder Meta-P Pack Folder Meta-S Sort Folder Meta-space View Next Message Meta-c Mark Copy Meta-d Mark Deleted Meta-f Forward the selected or current message Meta-m Mark Move Meta-n View Next Message Meta-p View Previous Message Meta-r Reply to the selected or current message Meta-u Unmark Ctrl-V Scroll the table of contents forward Meta-V Scroll the table of contents backward Ctrl-v Scroll the view forward Meta-v Scroll the view backward TTEEXXTT EEDDIITTIINNGG CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS All of the text editing commands are actually defined by the Text widget in the Athena Widget Set. The commands may be bound to different keys than the defaults described below through the X Toolkit Intrinsics key re-binding mechanisms. See the X Toolkit Intrinsics and the Athena Widget Set documentation for more details. Whenever you are asked to enter any text, you will be using a standard text editing interface. Various control and meta keystroke combinations are bound to a somewhat Emacs-like set of commands. In addition, the pointer but- tons may be used to select a portion of text or to move the insertion point in the text. Pressing pointer button 1 causes the insertion point to move to the pointer. Dou- ble-clicking button 1 selects a word, triple-clicking selects a line, quadruple-clicking selects a paragraph, and clicking rapidly five times selects everything. Any selection may be extended in either direction by using pointer button 3. In the following, a _l_i_n_e refers to one displayed row of characters in the window. A _p_a_r_a_g_r_a_p_h refers to the text between carriage returns. Text within a paragraph is bro- ken into lines for display based on the current width of the window. When a message is sent, text is broken into X Version 11 Release 6.1 13 XMH(1) XMH(1) lines based upon the values of the SSeennddBBrreeaakkWWiiddtthh and SSeennddWWiiddtthh application-specific resources. The following keystroke combinations are defined: Ctrl-a Beginning Of Line Meta-b Backward Word Ctrl-b Backward Character Meta-f Forward Word Ctrl-d Delete Next Character Meta-iInsert File Ctrl-e End Of Line Meta-k Kill To End Of Paragraph Ctrl-f Forward Character Meta-q Form Paragraph Ctrl-g Multiply Reset Meta-v Previous Page Ctrl-h Delete Previous Character Meta-yInsert Current Selection Ctrl-j Newline And Indent Meta-z Scroll One Line Down Ctrl-k Kill To End Of Line Meta-d Delete Next Word Ctrl-l Redraw Display Meta-D Kill Word Ctrl-m Newline Meta-h Delete Previous Word Ctrl-n Next Line Meta-H Backward Kill Word Ctrl-o Newline And Backup Meta-< Beginning Of File Ctrl-p Previous Line Meta-> End Of File Ctrl-r Search/Replace Backward Meta-]Forward Paragraph Ctrl-s Search/Replace Forward Meta-[Backward Paragraph Ctrl-t Transpose Characters Ctrl-u Multiply by 4 Meta-Delete Delete Previous Word Ctrl-v Next Page Meta-Shift DeleteKill Previous Word Ctrl-w Kill Selection Meta-Backspace Delete Previous Word Ctrl-y Unkill Meta-Shift BackspaceKill Previous Word Ctrl-z Scroll One Line Up In addition, the pointer may be used to copy and paste text: Button 1 Down Start Selection Button 1 MotionAdjust Selection Button 1 Up End Selection (copy) Button 2 Down Insert Current Selection (paste) Button 3 Down Extend Current Selection Button 3 MotionAdjust Selection Button 3 Up End Selection (copy) CCOONNFFIIRRMMAATTIIOONN DDIIAALLOOGG BBOOXXEESS Whenever you press a button that may cause you to lose some work or is otherwise dangerous, a popup dialog box will appear asking you to confirm the action. This window will contain an ``Abort'' or ``No'' button and a ``Con- firm'' or ``Yes'' button. Pressing the ``No'' button can- cels the operation, and pressing the ``Yes'' will proceed with the operation. When _x_m_h is run under a Release 6 session manager it will prompt the user for confirmation during a checkpoint oper- ation. The dialog box asks whether any current changes should be committed (saved) during the checkpoint. Responding ``Yes'' will have the same effect as pressing X Version 11 Release 6.1 14 XMH(1) XMH(1) the ``Commit Changes'' or ``Save Message'' buttons in the respective folder and view windows. Responding ``No'' will cause the checkpoint to continue successfully to com- pletion without actually saving any pending changes. If the session manager disallows user interaction during the checkpoint a ``Yes'' response is assumed; i.e. all changes will be committed during the checkpoint. Some dialog boxes contain messages from _M_H. Occasionally when the message is more than one line long, not all of the text will be visible. Clicking on the message field will cause the dialog box to resize so that you can read the entire message. MMEESSSSAAGGEE--SSEEQQUUEENNCCEESS An _M_H message sequence is just a set of messages associ- ated with some name. They are local to a particular folder; two different folders can have sequences with the same name. The sequence named ``all'' is predefined in every folder; it consists of the set of all messages in that folder. As many as nine sequences may be defined for each folder, including the predefined ``all'' sequence. (The sequence ``cur'' is also usually defined for every folder; it consists of only the current message. _x_m_h hides ``cur'' from the user, instead placing a ``+'' by the current message. Also, _x_m_h does not support _M_H's``unseen'' sequence, so that one is also hidden from the user.) The message sequences for a folder (including one for ``all'') are displayed in the ``Sequence'' menu, below the sequence commands. The table of contents (also known as the ``toc'') is at any one time displaying one message sequence. This is called the ``viewed sequence'', and its name will be displayed in the toc title bar after the folder name. Also, at any time one of the sequences in the menu will have a check mark next to it. This is called the ``selected sequence''. Note that the viewed sequence and the selected sequence are not necessarily the same. (This all pretty much corresponds to the way fold- ers work.) The OOppeenn SSeeqquueennccee, AAdddd ttoo SSeeqquueennccee, RReemmoovvee ffrroomm SSeeqquueennccee, and DDeelleettee SSeeqquueennccee commands are active only if the viewed folder contains message-sequences other than ``all'' sequence. Note that none of the above actually affect whether a mes- sage is in the folder. Remember that a sequence is a set of messages within the folder; the above operations just affect what messages are in that set. To create a new sequence, select the ``Pick'' menu entry. X Version 11 Release 6.1 15 XMH(1) XMH(1) A new window will appear, with lots of places to enter text. Basically, you can describe the sequence's initial set of messages based on characteristics of the message. Thus, you can define a sequence to be all the messages that were from a particular person, or with a particular subject, and so on. You can also connect things up with boolean operators, so you can select all things from ``weissman'' with a subject containing ``xmh''. The layout should be fairly obvious. The simplest cases are the easiest: just point to the proper field and type. If you enter in more than one field, it will only select messages which match all non-empty fields. The more complicated cases arise when you want things that match one field or another one, but not necessarily both. That's what all the ``or'' buttons are for. If you want all things with subjects that include ``xmh'' or ``xterm'', just press the ``or'' button next to the ``Sub- ject:'' field. Another box will appear where you can enter another subject. If you want all things either from ``weissman'' or with subject ``xmh'', but not necessarily both, select the ``-Or-'' button. This will essentially double the size of the form. You can then enter ``weissman'' in a from: box on the top half, and ``xmh'' in a subject: box on the lower part. If you select the ``Skip'' button, then only those mes- sages that _d_o_n_'_t match the fields on that row are included. Finally, in the bottom part of the window will appear sev- eral more boxes. One is the name of the sequence you're defining. (It defaults to the name of the selected sequence when ``Pick'' was pressed, or to ``temp'' if ``all'' was the selected sequence.) Another box defines which sequence to look through for potential members of this sequence; it defaults to the viewed sequence when ``Pick'' was pressed. Two more boxes define a date range; only messages within that date range will be considered. These dates must be entered in RFC 822-style format: each date is of the form ``dd mmm yy hh:mm:ss zzz'', where dd is a one or two digit day of the month, mmm is the three-letter abbreviation for a month, and yy is a year. The remaining fields are optional: hh, mm, and ss specify a time of day, and zzz selects a time zone. Note that if the time is left out, it defaults to midnight; thus if you select a range of ``7 nov 86'' - ``8 nov 86'', you will only get messages from the 7th, as all messages on the 8th will have arrived after midnight. X Version 11 Release 6.1 16 XMH(1) XMH(1) ``Date field'' specifies which field in the header to look at for this date range; it defaults to ``Date''. If the sequence you're defining already exists, you can option- ally merge the old set with the new; that's what the ``Yes'' and ``No'' buttons are all about. Finally, you can ``OK'' the whole thing, or ``Cancel'' it. In general, most people will rarely use these features. However, it's nice to occasionally use ``Pick'' to find some messages, look through them, and then hit ``Delete Sequence'' to put things back in their original state. WWIIDDGGEETT HHIIEERRAARRCCHHYY In order to specify resources, it is useful to know the hierarchy of widgets which compose _x_m_h. In the notation below, indentation indicates hierarchical structure. The widget class name is given first, followed by the widget instance name. The application class name is Xmh. The hierarchy of the main toc and view window is identical for additional toc and view windows, except that a TopLevelShell widget is inserted in the hierarchy between the application shell and the Paned widget. Xmh xmh Paned xmh SimpleMenu folderMenu SmeBSB open SmeBSB openInNew SmeBSB create SmeBSB delete SmeLine line SmeBSB close SimpleMenu tocMenu SmeBSB inc SmeBSB commit SmeBSB pack SmeBSB sort SmeBSB rescan SimpleMenu messageMenu SmeBSB compose SmeBSB next SmeBSB prev SmeBSB delete SmeBSB move SmeBSB copy SmeBSB unmark SmeBSB viewNew SmeBSB reply SmeBSB forward SmeBSB useAsComp SmeBSB print SimpleMenu sequenceMenu X Version 11 Release 6.1 17 XMH(1) XMH(1) SmeBSB pick SmeBSB openSeq SmeBSB addToSeq SmeBSB removeFromSeq SmeBSB deleteSeq SmeLine line SmeBSB all SimpleMenu viewMenu SmeBSB reply SmeBSB forward SmeBSB useAsComp SmeBSB edit SmeBSB save SmeBSB print SimpleMenu optionMenu SmeBSB reverse Viewport.Core menuBox.clip Box menuBox MenuButton folderButton MenuButton tocButton MenuButton messageButton MenuButton sequenceButton MenuButton viewButton MenuButton optionButton Grip grip Label folderTitlebar Grip grip Viewport.Core folders.clip Box folders MenuButton inbox MenuButton drafts SimpleMenu menu SmeBSB <folder_name> . . . Grip grip Label tocTitlebar Grip grip Text toc Scrollbar vScrollbar Grip grip Label viewTitlebar Grip grip Text view Scrollbar vScrollbar Scrollbar hScrollbar _T_h_e _h_i_e_r_a_r_c_h_y _o_f _t_h_e _C_r_e_a_t_e _F_o_l_d_e_r _p_o_p_u_p _d_i_a_l_o_g _b_o_x_: TransientShell prompt Dialog dialog Label label X Version 11 Release 6.1 18 XMH(1) XMH(1) Text value Command okay Command cancel _T_h_e _h_i_e_r_a_r_c_h_y _o_f _t_h_e _N_o_t_i_c_e _d_i_a_l_o_g _b_o_x_, _w_h_i_c_h _r_e_p_o_r_t_s _m_e_s_s_a_g_e_s _f_r_o_m _M_H_: TransientShell notice Dialog dialog Label label Text value Command confirm _T_h_e _h_i_e_r_a_r_c_h_y _o_f _t_h_e _C_o_n_f_i_r_m_a_t_i_o_n _d_i_a_l_o_g _b_o_x_: TransientShell confirm Dialog dialog Label label Command yes Command no _T_h_e _h_i_e_r_a_r_c_h_y _o_f _t_h_e _d_i_a_l_o_g _b_o_x _w_h_i_c_h _r_e_p_o_r_t_s _e_r_r_o_r_s_: TransientShell error Dialog dialog Label label Command OK _T_h_e _h_i_e_r_a_r_c_h_y _o_f _t_h_e _c_o_m_p_o_s_i_t_i_o_n _w_i_n_d_o_w_: TopLevelShell xmh Paned xmh Label composeTitlebar Text comp Viewport.Core compButtons.clip Box compButtons Command close Command send Command reset Command compose Command save Command insert _T_h_e _h_i_e_r_a_r_c_h_y _o_f _t_h_e _v_i_e_w _w_i_n_d_o_w_: TopLevelShell xmh Paned xmh Label viewTitlebar Text view Viewport.Core viewButtons.clip Box viewButtons Command close Command reply Command forward Command useAsComp X Version 11 Release 6.1 19 XMH(1) XMH(1) Command edit Command save Command print Command delete _T_h_e _h_i_e_r_a_r_c_h_y _o_f _t_h_e _p_i_c_k _w_i_n_d_o_w_: _(_U_n_n_a_m_e_d _w_i_d_g_e_t_s _h_a_v_e _n_o _n_a_m_e_._) TopLevelShell xmh Paned xmh Label pickTitlebar Viewport.Core pick.clip Form form Form groupform _T_h_e _f_i_r_s_t _6 _r_o_w_s _o_f _t_h_e _p_i_c_k _w_i_n_d_o_w _h_a_v_e _i_d_e_n_t_i_c_a_l _s_t_r_u_c_t_u_r_e_: Form rowform Toggle Toggle Label Text Command Form rowform Toggle Toggle Text Text Command Form rowform Command Viewport.core pick.clip Form form From groupform Form rowform Label Text Label Text Form rowform Label Text Label Text Label Text Form rowform Label Toggle Toggle Form rowform Command Command X Version 11 Release 6.1 20 XMH(1) XMH(1) AAPPPPLLIICCAATTIIOONN--SSPPEECCIIFFIICC RREESSOOUURRCCEESS The application class name is XXmmhh. Application-specific resources are listed below by name. Application-specific resource class names always begin with an upper case char- acter, but unless noted, are otherwise identical to the instance names given below. Any of these options may also be specified on the command line by using the X Toolkit Intrinsics resource specifica- tion mechanism. Thus, to run _x_m_h showing all message headers, % xmh -xrm '*HideBoringHeaders:off' If TTooccGGeeoommeettrryy, VViieewwGGeeoommeettrryy, CCoommppGGeeoommeettrryy, or PPiicckkGGeeoommee-- ttrryy are not specified, then the value of GGeeoommeettrryy is used instead. If the resulting height is not specified (e.g., "", "=500", "+0-0"), then the default height of windows is calculated from fonts and line counts. If the width is not specified (e.g., "", "=x300", "-0+0"), then half of the display width is used. If unspecified, the height of a pick window defaults to half the height of the display. The following resources are defined: bbaannnneerr A short string that is the default label of the folder, Table of Contents, and view. The default shows the program name, vendor, and release. bblloocckkEEvveennttssOOnnBBuussyy Whether to disallow user input and show a busy cursor while _x_m_h is busy processing a command. If false, the user can `mouse ahead' and type ahead; if true, user input is discarded when processing lengthy _m_h commands. The default is true. bbuussyyCCuurrssoorr The name of the symbol used to represent the posi- tion of the pointer, displayed if bblloocckkEEvveennttssOOnn-- BBuussyy is true, when _x_m_h is processing a time- consuming command. The default is "watch". bbuussyyPPooiinntteerrCCoolloorr The foreground color of the busy cursor. Default is XtDefaultForeground. cchheecckkFFrreeqquueennccyy How often to check for new mail, make checkpoints, and rescan the Table of Contents, in minutes. If cchheecckkNNeewwMMaaiill is true, _x_m_h checks to see if you have new mail each interval. If mmaakkeeCChheecckkppooiinnttss X Version 11 Release 6.1 21 XMH(1) XMH(1) is true, checkpoints are made every fifth inter- val. Also every fifth interval, the Table of Con- tents is checked for inconsistencies with the file system, and rescanned if out of date. To prevent all of these checks from occurring, set CChheecckkFFrree-- qquueennccyy to 0. The default is 1. This resource is retained for backward compatibility with user resource files; see also cchheecckkppooiinnttIInntteerrvvaall, mmaaiill-- IInntteerrvvaall, and rreessccaannIInntteerrvvaall. cchheecckkNNeewwMMaaiill If true, _x_m_h will check at regular intervals to see if new mail has arrived for any of the top level folders and any opened subfolders. A visual indication will be given if new mail is waiting to be incorporated into a top level folder. Default is true. The interval can be adjusted with mmaaiill-- IInntteerrvvaall. cchheecckkppooiinnttIInntteerrvvaall (class IInntteerrvvaall) Specifies in minutes how often to make checkpoints of volatile state, if mmaakkeeCChheecckkppooiinnttss is true. The default is 5 times the value of cchheecckkFFrree-- qquueennccyy. cchheecckkppooiinnttNNaammeeFFoorrmmaatt Specifies how checkpointed files are to be named. The value of this resource will be used to compose a file name by inserting the message number as a string in place of the required single occurance of `%d'. If the value of the resource is the empty string, or if no `%d' occurs in the string, or if "%d" is the value of the resource, the default will be used instead. The default is "%d.CKP". Checkpointing is done in the folder of origin unless an absolute pathname is given. _x_m_h does not assist the user in recovering check- points, nor does it provide for removal of the checkpoint files. ccoommmmaannddBBuuttttoonnCCoouunntt The number of command buttons to create in a but- ton box in between the toc and the view areas of the main window. _x_m_h will create these buttons with the names _b_u_t_t_o_n_1_, _b_u_t_t_o_n_2 and so on, in a box with the name _c_o_m_m_a_n_d_B_o_x. The default is 0. _x_m_h users can specify labels and actions for the buttons in a private resource file; see the sec- tion ACTIONS AND INTERFACE CUSTOMIZATION. X Version 11 Release 6.1 22 XMH(1) XMH(1) ccoommppGGeeoommeettrryy Initial geometry for windows containing composi- tions. ccuurrssoorr The name of the symbol used to represent the pointer. Default is ``left_ptr''. ddeebbuugg Whether or not to print information to stderr as _x_m_h runs. Default is false. ddrraaffttssFFoollddeerr The folder used for message drafts. Default is ``drafts''. ggeeoommeettrryy Default geometry to use. Default is none. hhiiddeeBBoorriinnggHHeeaaddeerrss If ``on'', then _x_m_h will attempt to skip uninter- esting header lines within messages by scrolling them off the top of the view. Default is ``on''. iinniittiiaallFFoollddeerr Which folder to display on startup. May also be set with the command-line option --iinniittiiaall. Default is ``inbox''. iinniittiiaallIInnccFFiillee The absolute path name of your incoming mail drop file. In some installations, for example those using the Post Office Protocol, no file is appro- priate. In this case, iinniittiiaallIInnccFFiillee should not be specified, or may be specified as the empty string, and _i_n_c will be invoked without a -file argument. By default, this resource has no value. This resource is ignored if _x_m_h finds an _._x_m_h_c_h_e_c_k file; see the section on multiple mail drops. mmaaiillIInntteerrvvaall ((class IInntteerrvvaall)) Specifies the interval in minutes at which the mail should be checked, if mmaaiillWWaaiittiinnggFFllaagg or cchheecckkNNeewwMMaaiill is true. The default is the value of cchheecckkFFrreeqquueennccyy. X Version 11 Release 6.1 23 XMH(1) XMH(1) mmaaiillPPaatthh The full path prefix for locating your mail fold- ers. May also be set with the command line option, --ppaatthh. The default is the Path component in the _M_H profile, or ``$HOME/Mail'' if none. mmaaiillWWaaiittiinnggFFllaagg If true, _x_m_h will attempt to set an indication in its icon when new mail is waiting to be retrieved. If mmaaiillWWaaiittiinnggFFllaagg is true, then cchheecckkNNeewwMMaaiill is assumed to be true as well. The --ffllaagg command line option is a quick way to turn on this resource. mmaakkeeCChheecckkppooiinnttss If true, _x_m_h will attempt to save checkpoints of volatile edits. The default is false. The fre- quency of checkpointing is controlled by the resource cchheecckkppooiinnttIInntteerrvvaall. For the location of checkpointing, see cchheecckkppooiinnttNNaammeeFFoorrmmaatt. mmhhPPaatthh What directory in which to find the _M_H commands. If a command isn't found in the user's path, then the path specified here is used. Default is ``/usr/local/mh6''. nneewwMMaaiillBBiittmmaapp (class NNeewwMMaaiillBBiittmmaapp) The bitmap to show in the folder button when a folder has new mail. The default is ``black6''. nneewwMMaaiillIIccoonnBBiittmmaapp (class NNeewwMMaaiillBBiittmmaapp) The bitmap suggested to the window manager for the icon when any folder has new mail. The default is ``flagup''. nnooMMaaiillBBiittmmaapp ((class NNooMMaaiillBBiittmmaapp)) The bitmap to show in the folder button when a folder has no new mail. The default is ``box6''. nnooMMaaiillIIccoonnBBiittmmaapp ((class NNooMMaaiillBBiittmmaapp)) The bitmap suggested to the window manager for the icon when no folders have new mail. The default is ``flagdown''. ppiicckkGGeeoommeettrryy Initial geometry for pick windows. X Version 11 Release 6.1 24 XMH(1) XMH(1) ppooiinntteerrCCoolloorr The foreground color of the pointer. Default is XtDefaultForeground. pprreeffiixxWWmmAAnnddIIccoonnNNaammee Whether to prefix the window and icon name with "xmh: ". Default is true. pprriinnttCCoommmmaanndd An _s_h command to execute to print a message. Note that stdout and stderr must be specifically redi- rected. If a message or range of messages is selected for printing, the full file paths of each message file are appended to the specified print command. The default is ``enscript >/dev/null 2>/dev/null''. rreeppllyyIInnsseerrttFFiilltteerr An _s_h command to be executed when the _I_n_s_e_r_t but- ton is activated in a composition window. The full path and filename of the source message is appended to the command before being passed to _s_h(1). The default filter is _c_a_t; i.e. it inserts the entire message into the composition. Inter- esting filters are: _s_e_d _'_s_/_^_/_> _/_' or _a_w_k _-_e _'_{_p_r_i_n_t _" _" _$_0_}_' or _<_m_h _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y_>_/_l_i_b_/_m_h_l _-_f_o_r_m _m_h_l_._b_o_d_y. rreessccaannIInntteerrvvaall (class IInntteerrvvaall) How often to check the Table of Contents of cur- rently viewed folders and of folders with messages currently being viewed, and to update the Table of Contents if _x_m_h sees inconsistencies with the file system in these folders. The default is 5 times the value of cchheecckkFFrreeqquueennccyy. rreevveerrsseeRReeaaddOOrrddeerr When true, the next message will be the message prior to the current message in the table of con- tents, and the previous message will be the mes- sage after the current message in the table of contents. The default is false. sseennddBBrreeaakkWWiiddtthh When a message is sent from _x_m_h, lines longer than this value will be split into multiple lines, each of which is no longer than SSeennddWWiiddtthh. This value may be overridden for a single message by X Version 11 Release 6.1 25 XMH(1) XMH(1) inserting an additional line in the message header of the form _S_e_n_d_B_r_e_a_k_W_i_d_t_h_: _v_a_l_u_e. This line will be removed from the header before the message is sent. The default is 2000 (to allow for sending mail containing source patches). sseennddWWiiddtthh When a message is sent from _x_m_h, lines longer than SSeennddBBrreeaakkWWiiddtthh characters will be split into mul- tiple lines, each of which is no longer than this value. This value may be overridden for a single message by inserting an additional line in the message header of the form _S_e_n_d_W_i_d_t_h_: _v_a_l_u_e. This line will be removed from the header before the message is sent. The default is 72. sshhoowwOOnnIInncc Whether to automatically show the current message after incorporating new mail. Default is true. sskkiippCCooppiieedd Whether to skip over messages marked for copying when using ``View Next Message'' and ``View Previ- ous Message''. Default is true. sskkiippDDeelleetteedd Whether to skip over messages marked for deletion when using ``View Next Message'' and ``View Previ- ous Message''. Default is true. sskkiippMMoovveedd Whether to skip over messages marked for moving to other folders when using ``View Next Message'' and ``View Previous Message''. Default is true. ssttiicckkyyMMeennuu If true, when popup command menus are used, the most recently selected entry will be under the cursor when the menu pops up. Default is false. See the file _c_l_i_e_n_t_s_/_x_m_h_/_X_m_h_._s_a_m_p_l_e for an example of how to specify resources for popup command menus. tteemmppDDiirr Directory for _x_m_h to store temporary files. For privacy, a user might want to change this to a private directory. Default is ``/tmp''. X Version 11 Release 6.1 26 XMH(1) XMH(1) ttooccGGeeoommeettrryy Initial geometry for main _x_m_h toc and view win- dows. ttooccPPeerrcceennttaaggee The percentage of the main window that is used to display the Table of Contents. Default is 33. ttooccWWiiddtthh How many characters to generate for each message in a folder's table of contents. Default is 100. Use less if the geometry of the main _x_m_h window results in the listing being clipped at the right hand boundary, or if you plan to use _m_h_l a lot, because it will be faster, and the extra charac- ters may not be useful. vviieewwGGeeoommeettrryy Initial geometry for windows showing a view of a message. MMUULLTTIIPPLLEE MMAAIILL DDRROOPPSS Users may need to incorporate mail from multiple spool files or mail drops. If incoming mail is forwarded to the _M_H _s_l_o_c_a_l program, it can be sorted as specified by the user into multiple incoming mail drops. Refer to the _M_H man page for _s_l_o_c_a_l to learn how to specify fowarding and the automatic sorting of incoming mail in a _._m_a_i_l_d_e_l_i_v_e_r_y file. To inform _x_m_h about the various mail drops, create a file in your home directory called _._x_m_h_c_h_e_c_k. In this file, a mapping between existing folder names and mail drops is created by giving a folder name followed by the absolute pathname of the mail drop site, with some white space sep- arating them, one mapping per line. _x_m_h will read this file whether or not resources are set for notification of new mail arrival, and will allow incorporation of new mail into any folder with a mail drop. _x_m_h will invoke _i_n_c with the _-_f_i_l_e argument, and if _x_m_h has been requested to check for new mail, it will check directly, instead of using _m_s_g_c_h_k. An example of _._x_m_h_c_h_e_c_k file format, for the folders ``inbox'' and ``xpert'': inbox /usr/spool/mail/converse xpert /users/converse/maildrops/xpert X Version 11 Release 6.1 27 XMH(1) XMH(1) AACCTTIIOONNSS AANNDD IINNTTEERRFFAACCEE CCUUSSTTOOMMIIZZAATTIIOONN Because _x_m_h provides action procedures which correspond to command functionality and installs accelerators, users can customize accelerators and new button functionality in a private resource file. For examples of specifying cus- tomized resources, see the file _m_i_t_/_c_l_i_e_n_t_s_/_x_m_h_/_X_m_h_._s_a_m_p_l_e. To understand the syntax, see the Appendix of the _X _T_o_o_l_k_i_t _I_n_t_r_i_n_s_i_c_s specification on _T_r_a_n_s_l_a_t_i_o_n _T_a_b_l_e _S_y_n_t_a_x, and any general explanation of using and specifying _X resources. Unpredictable results can occur if actions are bound to events or widgets for which they were not designed. Here's an example of how to bind actions to your own _x_m_h buttons, and how to redefine the default accelerators so that the Meta key is not required, in case you don't have access to the sample file mentioned above. ! To create buttons in the middle of the main window and give them semantics: Xmh*CommandButtonCount: 5 Xmh*commandBox.button1.label: Inc Xmh*commandBox.button1.translations: #override\ <Btn1Down>,<Btn1Up>: XmhIncorporateNewMail() unset() Xmh*commandBox.button2.label: Compose Xmh*commandBox.button2.translations: #override\ <Btn1Down>,<Btn1Up>: XmhComposeMessage() unset() Xmh*commandBox.button3.label: Next Xmh*commandBox.button3.translations: #override\ <Btn1Down>,<Btn1Up>: XmhViewNextMessage() unset() Xmh*commandBox.button4.label: Delete Xmh*commandBox.button4.translations: #override\ <Btn1Down>,<Btn1Up>: XmhMarkDelete() unset() Xmh*commandBox.button5.label: Commit Xmh*commandBox.button5.translations: #override\ <Btn1Down>,<Btn1Up>: XmhCommitChanges() unset() ! To redefine the accelerator bindings to exclude modifier keys, ! and add your own keyboard accelerator for Compose Message: Xmh*tocMenu.accelerators: #override\n\ !:<Key>I: XmhIncorporateNewMail()\n\ !:<Key>C: XmhCommitChanges()\n\ !:<Key>R: XmhForceRescan()\n\ !:<Key>P: XmhPackFolder()\n\ !:<Key>S: XmhSortFolder()\n Xmh*messageMenu.accelerators: #override\n\ !:<Key>E: XmhComposeMessage()\n\ !<Key>space: XmhViewNextMessage()\n\ X Version 11 Release 6.1 28 XMH(1) XMH(1) !:<Key>c: XmhMarkCopy()\n\ !:<Key>d: XmhMarkDelete()\n\ !:<Key>f: XmhForward()\n\ !:<Key>m: XmhMarkMove()\n\ !:<Key>n: XmhViewNextMessage()\n\ !:<Key>p: XmhViewPreviousMessage()\n\ !:<Key>r: XmhReply()\n\ !:<Key>u: XmhUnmark()\n _x_m_h provides action procedures which correspond to entries in the command menus; these are given in the sections describing menu commmands, not here. In addition to the actions corresponding to commands in the menus, these action routines are defined: XXmmhhPPuusshhFFoollddeerr(([_f_o_l_d_e_r_n_a_m_e_, _._._.])) This action pushes each of its argument(s) onto a stack of foldernames. If no arguments are given, the selected folder is pushed onto the stack. XXmmhhPPooppFFoollddeerr(()) This action pops one foldername from the stack and sets the selected folder. XXmmhhPPooppuuppFFoollddeerrMMeennuu(()) This action should always be taken when the user selects a folder button. A folder button repre- sents a folder and zero or more subfolders. The menu of subfolders is built upon the first ref- erence, by this routine. If there are no sub- folders, this routine will mark the folder as having no subfolders, and no menu will be built. In that case the menu button emulates a toggle button. When subfolders exist, the menu will popup, using the menu button action PopupMenu(). XXmmhhSSeettCCuurrrreennttFFoollddeerr(()) This action allows menu buttons to emulate tog- gle buttons in the function of selecting a folder. This action is for menu button widgets only, and sets the selected folder. XXmmhhLLeeaavveeFFoollddeerrBBuuttttoonn(()) This action ensures that the menu button behaves properly when the user moves the pointer out of the menu button window. XXmmhhPPuusshhSSeeqquueennccee(([_s_e_q_u_e_n_c_e_n_a_m_e_, _._._.])) This action pushes each of its arguments onto the stack of sequence names. If no arguments are given, the selected sequence is pushed onto the stack. X Version 11 Release 6.1 29 XMH(1) XMH(1) XXmmhhPPooppSSeeqquueennccee(()) This action pops one sequence name from the stack of sequence names, which then becomes the selected sequence. XXmmhhPPrroommppttOOkkaayyAAccttiioonn(()) This action is equivalent to pressing the okay button in the Create Folder popup. XXmmhhRReellooaaddSSeeqqLLiissttss(()) This action rescans the contents of the public _M_H sequences for the currently opened folder and updates the sequence menu if necessary. XXmmhhSShheellllCCoommmmaanndd(( _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r [_, _p_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r])) At least one parameter must be specified. The parameters will be concatenated with a space character separator, into a single string, and the list of selected messsages, or if no mes- sages are selected, the current message, will be appended to the string of parameters. The string will be executed as a shell command. The messages are always given as absolute pathnames. It is an error to cause this action to execute when there are no selected messages and no cur- rent message. XXmmhhCChheecckkFFoorrNNeewwMMaaiill(()) This action will check all mail drops known to xmh. If no mail drops have been specified by the user either through the _._x_m_h_c_h_e_c_k file or by the iinniittiiaallIInnccFFiillee resource, the _M_H command _m_s_g_c_h_k is used to check for new mail, otherwise, _x_m_h checks directly. XXmmhhWWMMPPrroottooccoollss(([wwmm__ddeelleettee__wwiinnddooww] [wwmm__ssaavvee__yyoouurrsseellff]) This action is responsible for participation in window manager communication protocols. It responds to delete window and save yourself mes- sages. The user can cause _x_m_h to respond to one or both of these protocols, exactly as if the window manager had made the request, by invoking the action with the appropriate parameters. The action is insensitive to the case of the string parameters. If the event received is a ClientMessage event and parameters are present, at least one of the parameters must correspond to the protocol requested by the event for the request to be honored by _x_m_h. CCUUSSTTOOMMIIZZAATTIIOONN UUSSIINNGG _M_H The initial text displayed in a composition window is gen- erated by executing the corresponding _M_H command; i.e. X Version 11 Release 6.1 30 XMH(1) XMH(1) _c_o_m_p, _r_e_p_l, or _f_o_r_w, and therefore message components may be customized as specified for those commands. _c_o_m_p is executed only once per invocation of _x_m_h and the message template is re-used for every successive new composition. _x_m_h uses _M_H commands, including _i_n_c, _m_s_g_c_h_k, _c_o_m_p, _s_e_n_d, _r_e_p_l, _f_o_r_w, _r_e_f_i_l_e, _r_m_m, _p_i_c_k, _p_a_c_k, _s_o_r_t, and _s_c_a_n. Some flags for these commands can be specified in the _M_H pro- file; _x_m_h may override them. The application resource ddeebbuugg can be set to true to see how _x_m_h uses _M_H commands. EENNVVIIRROONNMMEENNTT HOME - users's home directory MH - to get the location of the _M_H profile file FFIILLEESS ~/.mh_profile - _M_H profile, used if the MH environment variable is not set ~/Mail - directory of folders, used if the _M_H profile can- not be found ~/.xmhcheck - optional, for multiple mail drops in cooper- ation with _s_l_o_c_a_l. /usr/local/mh6 - _M_H commands, as a last resort, see mmhhPPaatthh. ~/Mail/<folder>/.xmhcache - _s_c_a_n output in each folder ~/Mail/<folder>/.mh_sequences - sequence definitions, in each folder /tmp - temporary files, see tteemmppDDiirr. SSEEEE AALLSSOO X(1), xrdb(1), X Toolkit Intrinsics, Athena Widget Set, mh(1), enscript(1) At least one book has been published about _M_H and _x_m_h. BBUUGGSS - When the user closes a window, all windows which are transient for that window should also be closed by _x_m_h. - When XXmmhhUUsseeAAssCCoommppoossiittiioonn and XXmmhhVViieewwUUsseeAAssCCoommppoossiittiioonn operate on messages in the DDrraaffttssFFoollddeerr, _x_m_h disallows editing of the composition if the same message is also being viewed in another window. - Occasionally after committing changes, the table of con- tents will appear to be completely blank when there are actually messages present. When this happens, refreshing the display, or typing Control-L in the table of contents, will often cause the correct listing to appear. If this doesn't work, force a rescan of the folder. - Should recognize and use the ``unseen'' message- sequence. - Should determine by itself if the user hasn't used _M_H before, and offer to create the .mh_profile, instead of hanging on inc. - A few commands are missing (rename folder, resend X Version 11 Release 6.1 31 XMH(1) XMH(1) message). - WM_DELETE_WINDOW protocol doesn't work right when requesting deletion of the first toc and view, while try- ing to keep other _x_m_h windows around. - Doesn't support annotations when replying to messages. - Doesn't allow folders to be shared without write permis- sion. - Doesn't recognize private sequences. - _M_H will report that the _._m_h___s_e_q_u_e_n_c_e_s file is poorly formatted if any sequence definition in a particular folder contains more than _B_U_F_S_I_Z characters. _x_m_h tries to capture these messages and display them when they occur, but it cannot correct the problem. - Should save a temporary checkpoint file rather than requiring changes to be committed in the non-shutdown case. AAUUTTHHOORR Terry Weissman, formerly of Digital Western Research Labo- ratory Donna Converse, MIT X Consortium X Version 11 Release 6.1 32