============= notmuch-emacs ============= About this Manual ================= This manual covers only the Emacs interface to Notmuch. For information on the command line interface, see section “Description” in the Notmuch Manual Pages. To save typing, we will sometimes use *notmuch* in this manual to refer to the Emacs interface to Notmuch. When this distinction is important, we’ll refer to the Emacs interface as *notmuch-emacs*. Notmuch-emacs is highly customizable via the the Emacs customization framework (or just by setting the appropriate variables). We try to point out relevant variables in this manual, but in order to avoid duplication of information, you can usually find the most detailed description in the variables' docstring. notmuch-hello ============= .. index:: single: notmuch-hello single: notmuch ``notmuch-hello`` is the main entry point for Notmuch. You can start it with ``M-x notmuch`` or ``M-x notmuch-hello``. The startup screen looks something like the following. There are some hints at the bottom of the screen. There are three main parts to the notmuch-hello screen, discussed below. The **bold** text indicates buttons you can click with a mouse or by positioning the cursor and pressing ```` | Welcome to **notmuch** You have 52 messages. | | Saved searches: **[edit]** | | 52 **inbox** 52 **unread** | | Search: ____________________________________ | | All tags: **[show]** | | Hit \`?' for context-sensitive help in any Notmuch screen. | Customize Notmuch or this page. You can change the overall appearance of the notmuch-hello screen by customizing the variable :index:`notmuch-hello-sections`. notmuch-hello key bindings -------------------------- ```` Move to the next widget (button or text entry field) ```` Move to the previous widget. ```` Activate the current widget. ``=`` Refresh the buffer; mainly update the counts of messages for various saved searches. ``G`` Import mail, See :ref:`importing` ``m`` Compose a message ``s`` Search the notmuch database using :ref:`notmuch-search` ``v`` Print notmuch version ``q`` Quit .. _saved-searches: Saved Searches -------------- Since notmuch is entirely search-based, it's often useful to organize mail around common searches. To facilitate this, the first section of notmuch-hello presents a customizable set of saved searches. Saved searches can also be accessed from anywhere in notmuch by pressing ``j`` to access :ref:`notmuch-jump`. The saved searches default to various common searches such as ``tag:inbox`` to access the inbox and ``tag:unread`` to access all unread mail, but there are several options for customization: :index:`notmuch-saved-searches` The list of saved searches, including names, queries, and additional per-query options. :index:`notmuch-saved-searches-sort-function` This variable controls how saved searches should be sorted. A value of ``nil`` displays the saved searches in the order they are stored in ‘notmuch-saved-searches’. :index:`notmuch-column-control` Controls the number of columns for displaying saved-searches/tags Search Box ---------- The search box lets the user enter a Notmuch query. See section “Description” in Notmuch Query Syntax, for more info on Notmuch query syntax. A history of recent searches is also displayed by default. The latter is controlled by the variable :index:`notmuch-hello-recent-searches-max`. Known Tags ---------- One special kind of saved search provided by default is for each individual tag defined in the database. This can be controlled via the following variables. :index:`notmuch-hello-tag-list-make-query` Control how to construct a search (“virtual folder”) from a given tag. :index:`notmuch-hello-hide-tags` Which tags not to display at all. :index:`notmuch-column-control` Controls the number of columns for displaying saved-searches/tags .. _notmuch-search: notmuch-search ============== ``notmuch-search-mode`` is used to display the results from executing a query via ``notmuch-search``. The syntax for these queries is the the same as :ref:`saved-searches`. For details of this syntax see info:notmuch-search-terms By default the output approximates that of the command line See section “Description” in notmuch search command. The main purpose of the ``notmuch-search-mode`` buffer is to act as a menu of results that the user can explore further by pressing ```` on the appropriate line. ``n,C-n,`` Move to next line ``p,C-p,`` Move to previous line ```` Open thread on current line in :ref:`notmuch-show` mode ``?`` Display full set of key bindings The presentation of results can be controlled by the following variables. :index:`notmuch-search-result-format` Control how each thread of messages is presented in the ``notmuch-show-mode`` buffer :index:`notmuch-search-oldest-first` Display the oldest threads at the top of the buffer .. _notmuch-show: notmuch-show ============ ``notmuch-show-mode`` is used to display a single thread of email from your email archives. By default, various components of email messages, (citations, signatures, already-read messages), are hidden. You can make these parts visible by clicking with the mouse button or by pressing RET after positioning the cursor on a hidden part. ```` Scroll the current message (if necessary), advance to the next message, or advance to the next thread (if already on the last message of a thread). ``N`` Move to next message ``P`` Move to previous message (or start of current message) ``n`` Move to next matching message ``p`` Move to previous matching message ``+,-`` Add or remove arbitrary tags from the current message. ``?`` Display full set of key bindings .. _notmuch-tree: notmuch-tree ============ ``notmuch-tree-mode`` displays the results of a "notmuch tree" of your email archives. Each line in the buffer represents a single message giving the relative date, the author, subject, and any tags. ```` Displays that message. ``N`` Move to next message ``P`` Move to previous message ``n`` Move to next matching message ``p`` Move to previous matching message ``?`` Display full set of key bindings Global key bindings =================== Several features are accessible from anywhere in notmuch through the following key bindings: ``j`` Jump to saved searches using :ref:`notmuch-jump`. ``k`` Tagging operations using :ref:`notmuch-tag-jump` .. _notmuch-jump: notmuch-jump ------------ Saved searches configured through :ref:`saved-searches` can include a "shortcut key" that's accessible through notmuch-jump. Pressing ``j`` anywhere in notmuch followed by the configured shortcut key of a saved search will immediately jump to that saved search. For example, in the default configuration ``j i`` jumps immediately to the inbox search. When you press ``j``, notmuch-jump shows the saved searches and their shortcut keys in the mini-buffer. .. _notmuch-tag-jump: notmuch-tag-jump ---------------- Tagging operations configured through ``notmuch-tagging-keys`` can be accessed via :kbd:`k` in :ref:`notmuch-show`, :ref:`notmuch-search` and :ref:`notmuch-tree`. With a prefix (:kbd:`C-u k`), notmuch displays a menu of the reverses of the operations specified in ``notmuch-tagging-keys``; i.e. each ``+tag`` is replaced by ``-tag`` and vice versa. :index:`notmuch-tagging-keys` A list of keys and corresponding tagging operations. Configuration ============= .. _importing: Importing Mail -------------- :index:`notmuch-poll` :index:`notmuch-poll-script` Init File --------- When Notmuch is loaded, it will read the ``notmuch-init-file`` (``~/.emacs.d/notmuch-config`` by default) file. This is normal Emacs Lisp file and can be used to avoid cluttering your ``~/.emacs`` with Notmuch stuff. If the file with ``.elc``, ``.elc.gz``, ``.el`` or ``.el.gz`` suffix exist it will be read instead (just one of these, chosen in this order). Most often users create ``~/.emacs.d/notmuch-config.el`` and just work with it. If Emacs was invoked with the ``-q`` or ``--no-init-file`` options, ``notmuch-init-file`` is not read.