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* misc.texi (Gnus, Buffers of Gnus): Copyedits.
(Gnus Startup): Note that the system might not be set up for news.
Describe group levels more clearly.
(Gnus Group Buffer, Gnus Summary Buffer): New nodes, split from
Summary of Gnus.
(Document View): Copyedits.  Move zoom commads to DocView
Navigation node.
(DocView Navigation, DocView Searching, DocView Slicing)
(DocView Conversion): Nodes renamed from Navigation, etc.

* sending.texi (Mail Sending): Add message-kill-buffer-on-exit.
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2012-01-01 Chong Yidong <cyd@gnu.org>
* misc.texi (Gnus, Buffers of Gnus): Copyedits.
(Gnus Startup): Note that the system might not be set up for news.
Describe group levels more clearly.
(Gnus Group Buffer, Gnus Summary Buffer): New nodes, split from
Summary of Gnus.
(Document View): Copyedits. Move zoom commads to DocView
Navigation node.
(DocView Navigation, DocView Searching, DocView Slicing)
(DocView Conversion): Nodes renamed from Navigation, etc.
* sending.texi (Mail Sending): Add message-kill-buffer-on-exit.
2011-12-31 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
* basic.texi (Moving Point): Fix the description of C-n and C-p.

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Document Viewing
* Navigation:: Navigation inside DocView buffers.
* Searching:: Searching inside documents.
* Slicing:: Specifying which part of pages should be displayed.
* Conversion:: Influencing and triggering conversion.
* DocView Navigation:: Navigating DocView buffers.
* DocView Searching:: Searching inside documents.
* DocView Slicing:: Specifying which part of a page is displayed.
* DocView Conversion:: Influencing and triggering conversion.
Sending Mail
@ -974,7 +974,8 @@ Gnus
* Buffers of Gnus:: The group, summary, and article buffers.
* Gnus Startup:: What you should know about starting Gnus.
* Summary of Gnus:: A short description of the basic Gnus commands.
* Gnus Group Buffer:: A short description of Gnus group commands.
* Gnus Summary Buffer:: A short description of Gnus summary commands.
Running Shell Commands from Emacs

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@chapter Miscellaneous Commands
This chapter contains several brief topics that do not fit anywhere
else: viewing ``document files'', reading netnews, running shell
else: viewing ``document files'', reading Usenet news, running shell
commands and shell subprocesses, using a single shared Emacs for
utilities that expect to run an editor as a subprocess, printing
hardcopy, sorting text, narrowing display to part of the buffer,
@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ various diversions and amusements.
@node Gnus
@section Gnus
@cindex Gnus
@cindex reading netnews
@cindex Usenet news
@cindex newsreader
Gnus is an Emacs package primarily designed for reading and posting
Usenet news. It can also be used to read and respond to messages from a
number of other sources---mail, remote directories, digests, and so on.
Here we introduce Gnus and describe several basic features.
Gnus is an Emacs package primarily designed for reading and posting
Usenet news. It can also be used to read and respond to messages from
a number of other sources---email, remote directories, digests, and so
on. Here we introduce Gnus and describe several basic features.
@ifnottex
For full details, see @ref{Top, Gnus,, gnus, The Gnus Manual}.
@end ifnottex
@ -37,198 +38,216 @@ For full details on Gnus, type @kbd{C-h i} and then select the Gnus
manual.
@end iftex
@findex gnus
To start Gnus, type @kbd{M-x gnus @key{RET}}.
@menu
* Buffers of Gnus:: The group, summary, and article buffers.
* Gnus Startup:: What you should know about starting Gnus.
* Summary of Gnus:: A short description of the basic Gnus commands.
* Gnus Group Buffer:: A short description of Gnus group commands.
* Gnus Summary Buffer:: A short description of Gnus summary commands.
@end menu
@node Buffers of Gnus
@subsection Gnus Buffers
Unlike most Emacs packages, Gnus uses several buffers to display
information and to receive commands. The three Gnus buffers users use
most are the @dfn{group buffer}, the @dfn{summary buffer} and the
@dfn{article buffer}.
Gnus uses several buffers to display information and to receive
commands. The three most commonly-used Gnus buffers are the
@dfn{group buffer}, the @dfn{summary buffer} and the @dfn{article
buffer}.
The @dfn{group buffer} contains a list of newsgroups. This is the
first buffer Gnus displays when it starts up. It normally displays
only the groups to which you subscribe and that contain unread
articles. Use this buffer to select a specific group.
The @dfn{group buffer} contains a list of article sources (e.g.@:
newsgroups and email inboxes), which are collectively referred to as
@dfn{groups}. This is the first buffer Gnus displays when it starts
up. It normally displays only the groups to which you subscribe and
that contain unread articles. From this buffer, you can select a
group to read.
The @dfn{summary buffer} lists one line for each article in a single
group. By default, the author, the subject and the line number are
displayed for each article, but this is customizable, like most aspects
of Gnus display. The summary buffer is created when you select a group
in the group buffer, and is killed when you exit the group. Use this
buffer to select an article.
The @dfn{summary buffer} lists the articles in a single group,
showing one article per line. By default, it displays each article's
author, subject, and line
@iftex
number.
@end iftex
@ifnottex
number, but this is customizable; @xref{Summary Buffer Format,,, gnus,
The Gnus Manual}.
@end ifnottex
The summary buffer is created when you select a group in the group
buffer, and is killed when you exit the group.
The @dfn{article buffer} displays the article. In normal Gnus usage,
you see this buffer but you don't select it---all useful
article-oriented commands work in the summary buffer. But you can
select the article buffer, and execute all Gnus commands from that
buffer, if you want to.
From the summary buffer, you can choose an article to view. The
article is displayed in the @dfn{article buffer}. In normal Gnus
usage, you view this buffer but do not select it---all useful Gnus
commands can be invoked from the summary buffer. But you can select
the article buffer, and execute Gnus commands from it, if you wish.
@node Gnus Startup
@subsection When Gnus Starts Up
At startup, Gnus reads your @file{.newsrc} news initialization file
and attempts to communicate with the local news server, which is a
repository of news articles. The news server need not be the same
computer you are logged in on.
@findex gnus
@cindex @file{.newsrc} file
If your system has been set up for reading Usenet news, getting
started with Gnus is easy---just type @kbd{M-x gnus}.
If you start Gnus and connect to the server, but do not see any
newsgroups listed in the group buffer, type @kbd{L} or @kbd{A k} to get
a listing of all the groups. Then type @kbd{u} to toggle
subscription to groups.
On starting up, Gnus reads your @dfn{news initialization file}: a
file named @file{.newsrc} in your home directory which lists your
Usenet newsgroups and subscriptions (this file is not unique to Gnus;
it is used by many other newsreader programs). It then tries to
contact the system's default news server, which is typically specified
by the @samp{NNTPSERVER} environment variable.
The first time you start Gnus, Gnus subscribes you to a few selected
groups. All other groups start out as @dfn{killed groups} for you; you
can list them with @kbd{A k}. All new groups that subsequently come to
exist at the news server become @dfn{zombie groups} for you; type @kbd{A
z} to list them. You can subscribe to a group shown in these lists
using the @kbd{u} command.
If your system does not have a default news server, or if you wish
to use Gnus for reading email, then before invoking @kbd{M-x gnus} you
need to tell Gnus where to get news and/or mail. To do this,
customize the variables @code{gnus-select-method} and/or
@code{gnus-secondary-select-methods}.
@iftex
See the Gnus manual for details.
@end iftex
@ifnottex
@xref{Finding the News,,, gnus, The Gnus Manual}.
@end ifnottex
When you quit Gnus with @kbd{q}, it automatically records in your
@file{.newsrc} and @file{.newsrc.eld} initialization files the
subscribed or unsubscribed status of all groups. You should normally
not edit these files manually, but you may if you know how.
Once Gnus has started up, it displays the group buffer. By default,
the group buffer shows only a small number of @dfn{subscribed groups}.
Groups with other statuses---@dfn{unsubscribed}, @dfn{killed}, or
@dfn{zombie}---are hidden. The first time you start Gnus, any group
to which you are not subscribed is made into a killed group; any group
that subsequently appears on the news server becomes a zombie group.
@node Summary of Gnus
@subsection Summary of Gnus Commands
To proceed, you must select a group in the group buffer to open the
summary buffer for that group; then, select an article in the summary
buffer to view its article buffer in a separate window. The following
sections explain how to use the group and summary buffers to do this.
Reading news is a two-step process:
To quit Gnus, type @kbd{q} in the group buffer. This automatically
records your group statuses in the files @file{.newsrc} and
@file{.newsrc.eld}, so that they take effect in subsequent Gnus
sessions.
@enumerate
@item
Choose a group in the group buffer.
@node Gnus Group Buffer
@subsection Using the Gnus Group Buffer
@item
Select articles from the summary buffer. Each article selected is
displayed in the article buffer in a large window, below the summary
buffer in its small window.
@end enumerate
Each Gnus buffer has its own special commands; the meanings of any
given key in the various Gnus buffers are usually analogous, even if
not identical. Here are commands for the group and summary buffers:
The following commands are available in the Gnus group buffer:
@table @kbd
@kindex q @r{(Gnus Group mode)}
@findex gnus-group-exit
@item q
In the group buffer, update your @file{.newsrc} initialization file
and quit Gnus.
In the summary buffer, exit the current group and return to the
group buffer. Thus, typing @kbd{q} twice quits Gnus.
@kindex L @r{(Gnus Group mode)}
@findex gnus-group-list-all-groups
@item L
In the group buffer, list all the groups available on your news
server (except those you have killed). This may be a long list!
@kindex SPC @r{(Gnus Group mode)}
@findex gnus-group-read-group
@item @key{SPC}
Switch to the summary buffer for the group on the current line.
@kindex l @r{(Gnus Group mode)}
@kindex A s @r{(Gnus Group mode)}
@findex gnus-group-list-groups
@item l
@itemx A s
In the group buffer, list only the groups to which you subscribe and
which contain unread articles.
which contain unread articles (this is the default listing).
@kindex L @r{(Gnus Group mode)}
@kindex A u @r{(Gnus Group mode)}
@findex gnus-group-list-all-groups
@item L
@itemx A u
List all subscribed and unsubscribed groups, but not killed or zombie
groups.
@kindex A k @r{(Gnus Group mode)}
@findex gnus-group-list-all-groups
@item A k
List killed groups.
@kindex A z @r{(Gnus Group mode)}
@findex gnus-group-list-all-groups
@item A z
List zombie groups.
@kindex u @r{(Gnus Group mode)}
@findex gnus-group-unsubscribe-current-group
@cindex subscribe groups
@cindex unsubscribe groups
@item u
In the group buffer, unsubscribe from (or subscribe to) the group listed
in the line that point is on. When you quit Gnus by typing @kbd{q},
Gnus lists in your @file{.newsrc} file which groups you have subscribed
to. The next time you start Gnus, you won't see this group,
because Gnus normally displays only subscribed-to groups.
Toggle the subscription status of the group on the current line
(i.e.@: turn a subscribed group into an unsubscribed group, or vice
versa). Invoking this on a killed or zombie group turns it into an
unsubscribed group.
@kindex C-k @r{(Gnus)}
@kindex C-k @r{(Gnus Group mode)}
@findex gnus-group-kill-group
@item C-k
In the group buffer, ``kill'' the current line's group---don't
even list it in @file{.newsrc} from now on. This affects future
Gnus sessions as well as the present session.
Kill the group on the current line. Killed groups are not recorded in
the @file{.newsrc} file, and they are not shown in the @kbd{l} or
@kbd{L} listings.
When you quit Gnus by typing @kbd{q}, Gnus writes information
in the file @file{.newsrc} describing all newsgroups except those you
have ``killed.''
@kindex SPC @r{(Gnus)}
@findex gnus-group-read-group
@item @key{SPC}
In the group buffer, select the group on the line under the cursor
and display the first unread article in that group.
@need 1000
In the summary buffer,
@itemize @bullet
@item
Select the article on the line under the cursor if none is selected.
@item
Scroll the text of the selected article (if there is one).
@item
Select the next unread article if at the end of the current article.
@end itemize
Thus, you can move through all the articles by repeatedly typing @key{SPC}.
@kindex DEL @r{(Gnus)}
@kindex DEL @r{(Gnus Group mode)}
@item @key{DEL}
In the group buffer, move point to the previous group containing
unread articles.
Move point to the previous group containing unread articles.
@findex gnus-summary-prev-page
In the summary buffer, scroll the text of the article backwards.
@kindex n @r{(Gnus)}
@kindex n @r{(Gnus Group mode)}
@findex gnus-group-next-unread-group
@findex gnus-summary-next-unread-article
@item n
Move point to the next unread group, or select the next unread article.
Move point to the next unread group.
@kindex p @r{(Gnus)}
@kindex p @r{(Gnus Group mode)}
@findex gnus-group-prev-unread-group
@findex gnus-summary-prev-unread-article
@item p
Move point to the previous unread group, or select the previous
unread article.
Move point to the previous unread group.
@kindex C-n @r{(Gnus Group mode)}
@findex gnus-group-next-group
@kindex C-p @r{(Gnus Group mode)}
@findex gnus-group-prev-group
@kindex C-n @r{(Gnus Summary mode)}
@findex gnus-summary-next-subject
@kindex C-p @r{(Gnus Summary mode)}
@findex gnus-summary-prev-subject
@item C-n
@itemx C-p
Move point to the next or previous item, even if it is marked as read.
This does not select the article or group on that line.
@kindex q @r{(Gnus Group mode)}
@findex gnus-group-exit
@item q
Update your Gnus settings, and quit Gnus.
@end table
@node Gnus Summary Buffer
@subsection Using the Gnus Summary Buffer
The following commands are available in the Gnus summary buffer:
@table @kbd
@kindex SPC @r{(Gnus Summary mode)}
@findex gnus-group-read-group
@item @key{SPC}
If there is no article selected, select the article on the current
line and display its article buffer. Otherwise, try scrolling the
selected article buffer in its window; on reaching the end of the
buffer, select the next unread article.
Thus, you can read through all articles by repeatedly typing
@key{SPC}.
@kindex DEL @r{(Gnus Summary mode)}
@findex gnus-summary-prev-page
@item @key{DEL}
Scroll the text of the article backwards.
@kindex n @r{(Gnus Summary mode)}
@findex gnus-group-next-unread-group
@findex gnus-summary-next-unread-article
@item n
Select the next unread article.
@kindex p @r{(Gnus Summary mode)}
@findex gnus-group-prev-unread-group
@findex gnus-summary-prev-unread-article
@item p
Select the previous unread article.
@kindex s @r{(Gnus Summary mode)}
@findex gnus-summary-isearch-article
@item s
In the summary buffer, do an incremental search of the current text in
the article buffer, just as if you switched to the article buffer and
typed @kbd{C-s}.
Do an incremental search on the selected article buffer, as if you
switched to the buffer and typed @kbd{C-s} (@pxref{Incremental
Search}).
@kindex M-s @r{(Gnus Summary mode)}
@findex gnus-summary-search-article-forward
@item M-s @var{regexp} @key{RET}
In the summary buffer, search forward for articles containing a match
for @var{regexp}.
Search forward for articles containing a match for @var{regexp}.
@kindex q @r{(Gnus Summary mode)}
@item q
Exit the summary buffer and return to the group buffer.
@end table
@node Document View
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@cindex document viewer (DocView)
@findex doc-view-mode
DocView mode (@code{doc-view-mode}) is a viewer for DVI, PostScript
(PS), PDF, OpenDocument, and Microsoft Office documents. It provides
features such as slicing, zooming, and searching inside documents. It
works by converting the document to a set of images using the
@command{gs} (GhostScript) command and other external tools
@footnote{@code{gs} is a hard requirement. For DVI files,
@code{dvipdf} or @code{dvipdfm} is needed. For OpenDocument and
Microsoft Office documents, the @code{unoconv} tool is needed.}, and
displaying those images.
DocView mode is a major mode for viewing DVI, PostScript (PS), PDF,
OpenDocument, and Microsoft Office documents. It provides features
such as slicing, zooming, and searching inside documents. It works by
converting the document to a set of images using the @command{gs}
(GhostScript) command and other external tools @footnote{@code{gs} is
a hard requirement. For DVI files, @code{dvipdf} or @code{dvipdfm} is
needed. For OpenDocument and Microsoft Office documents, the
@code{unoconv} tool is needed.}, and displaying those images.
@findex doc-view-toggle-display
@findex doc-view-toggle-display
@cindex doc-view-minor-mode
When you visit a document file with the exception of PostScript
files, Emacs automatically switches to DocView mode if possible
@footnote{The needed external tools for this document type have to be
available, emacs needs to run in a graphical frame, and PNG image
support has to be compiled into emacs. If any of these requirements
is not fulfilled, DocView falls back to an appropriate mode.}. When
you visit a PostScript file, Emacs switches to PS mode, a major mode
for editing PostScript files as text; however, it also enables DocView
minor mode, so you can type @kbd{C-c C-c} to view the document with
DocView. (PDF and DVI files, unlike PostScript files, are not usually
human-editable.) In either case, repeating @kbd{C-c C-c}
(@code{doc-view-toggle-display}) toggles between DocView and the file
text.
When you visit a document file that can be displayed with DocView
mode, Emacs automatically uses DocView mode @footnote{The needed
external tools for the document type must be available, and Emacs must
be running in a graphical frame and have PNG image support. If any of
these requirements is not fulfilled, Emacs falls back to another major
mode.}. As an exception, when you visit a PostScript file, Emacs
switches to PS mode, a major mode for editing PostScript files as
text; however, it also enables DocView minor mode, so you can type
@kbd{C-c C-c} to view the document with DocView. In either DocView
mode or DocView minor mode, repeating @kbd{C-c C-c}
(@code{doc-view-toggle-display}) toggles between DocView and the
underlying file contents.
You can explicitly toggle DocView mode with the command @code{M-x
doc-view-mode}, and DocView minor mode with the command @code{M-x
You can explicitly enable DocView mode with the command @code{M-x
doc-view-mode}. You can toggle DocView minor mode with @code{M-x
doc-view-minor-mode}.
When DocView mode starts, it displays a welcome screen and begins
formatting the file, page by page. It displays the first page once
that has been formatted.
@findex doc-view-enlarge
@findex doc-view-shrink
@vindex doc-view-resolution
When in DocView mode, you can enlarge or shrink the document with
@kbd{+} (@code{doc-view-enlarge}) and @kbd{-}
(@code{doc-view-shrink}). To specify the default size for DocView,
set or customize the variable @code{doc-view-resolution}.
To kill the DocView buffer, type @kbd{k}
(@code{doc-view-kill-proc-and-buffer}). To bury it, type @kbd{q}
(@code{quit-window}).
@menu
* Navigation:: Navigation inside DocView buffers.
* Searching:: Searching inside documents.
* Slicing:: Specifying which part of pages should be displayed.
* Conversion:: Influencing and triggering conversion.
* Navigation: DocView Navigation. Navigating DocView buffers.
* Searching: DocView Searching. Searching inside documents.
* Slicing: DocView Slicing. Specifying which part of a page is displayed.
* Conversion: DocView Conversion. Influencing and triggering conversion.
@end menu
@node Navigation
@subsection Navigation
@node DocView Navigation
@subsection DocView Navigation
When in DocView mode, you can scroll the current page using the usual
In DocView mode, you can scroll the current page using the usual
Emacs movement keys: @kbd{C-p}, @kbd{C-n}, @kbd{C-b}, @kbd{C-f}, and
the arrow keys.
@ -315,6 +324,10 @@ displays the next page if you are at the end of the current page.
@findex doc-view-next-page
@findex doc-view-previous-page
@kindex n @r{(DocView mode)}
@kindex p @r{(DocView mode)}
@kindex C-x ] @r{(DocView mode)}
@kindex C-x [ @r{(DocView mode)}
You can also display the next page by typing @kbd{n}, @key{next} or
@kbd{C-x ]} (@code{doc-view-next-page}). To display the previous
page, type @kbd{p}, @key{prior} or @kbd{C-x [}
@ -322,23 +335,38 @@ page, type @kbd{p}, @key{prior} or @kbd{C-x [}
@findex doc-view-scroll-up-or-next-page
@findex doc-view-scroll-down-or-previous-page
The @key{SPC} (@code{doc-view-scroll-up-or-next-page}) key is a
convenient way to advance through the document. It scrolls within the
current page or advances to the next. @key{DEL} moves backwards in a
similar way (@code{doc-view-scroll-down-or-previous-page}).
@kindex SPC @r{(DocView mode)}
@kindex DEL @r{(DocView mode)}
@key{SPC} (@code{doc-view-scroll-up-or-next-page}) is a convenient
way to advance through the document. It scrolls within the current
page or advances to the next. @key{DEL} moves backwards in a similar
way (@code{doc-view-scroll-down-or-previous-page}).
@findex doc-view-first-page
@findex doc-view-last-page
@findex doc-view-goto-page
@kindex M-< @r{(DocView mode)}
@kindex M-> @r{(DocView mode)}
To go to the first page, type @kbd{M-<}
(@code{doc-view-first-page}); to go to the last one, type @kbd{M->}
(@code{doc-view-last-page}). To jump to a page by its number, type
@kbd{M-g M-g} or @kbd{M-g g} (@code{doc-view-goto-page}).
@node Searching
@subsection Searching
@findex doc-view-enlarge
@findex doc-view-shrink
@vindex doc-view-resolution
@kindex + @r{(DocView mode)}
@kindex - @r{(DocView mode)}
You can enlarge or shrink the document with @kbd{+}
(@code{doc-view-enlarge}) and @kbd{-} (@code{doc-view-shrink}). These
commands work by reconverting the document at the new size. To
specify the default size for DocView, customize the variable
@code{doc-view-resolution}.
While in DocView mode, you can search the file's text for a regular
@node DocView Searching
@subsection DocView Searching
In DocView mode, you can search the file's text for a regular
expression (@pxref{Regexps}). The interface for searching is inspired
by @code{isearch} (@pxref{Incremental Search}).
@ -359,8 +387,8 @@ To force display of this tooltip, type @kbd{C-t}
argument; i.e., @kbd{C-u C-s} for a forward search or @kbd{C-u C-r}
for a backward search.
@node Slicing
@subsection Slicing
@node DocView Slicing
@subsection DocView Slicing
Documents often have wide margins for printing. They are annoying
when reading the document on the screen, because they use up screen
@ -388,37 +416,33 @@ select the slice.
(@code{doc-view-reset-slice}). Then DocView shows the entire page
including its entire margins.
@node Conversion
@subsection Conversion
@node DocView Conversion
@subsection DocView Conversion
@vindex doc-view-cache-directory
@findex doc-view-clear-cache
For efficiency, DocView caches the images produced by @command{gs}.
For efficiency, DocView caches the images produced by @command{gs}.
The name of this directory is given by the variable
@code{doc-view-cache-directory}. You can clear the cache directory by
typing @code{M-x doc-view-clear-cache}.
@findex doc-view-kill-proc
@findex doc-view-kill-proc-and-buffer
To force a reconversion of the currently viewed document, type
@kbd{r} or @kbd{g} (@code{revert-buffer}). To kill the converter
process associated with the current buffer, type @kbd{K}
To force reconversion of the currently viewed document, type @kbd{r}
or @kbd{g} (@code{revert-buffer}). To kill the converter process
associated with the current buffer, type @kbd{K}
(@code{doc-view-kill-proc}). The command @kbd{k}
(@code{doc-view-kill-proc-and-buffer}) kills the converter process and
the DocView buffer.
The zoom commands @kbd{+} (@code{doc-view-enlarge}) and @kbd{-}
(@code{doc-view-shrink}) need to reconvert the document at the new
size. The current page is converted first.
@node Shell
@section Running Shell Commands from Emacs
@cindex subshell
@cindex shell commands
Emacs has commands for passing single command lines to inferior shell
processes; it can also run a shell interactively with input and output
to an Emacs buffer named @samp{*shell*} or run a shell inside a terminal
Emacs has commands for passing single command lines to shell
subprocesses, and for running a shell interactively with input and
output to an Emacs buffer, and for running a shell in a terminal
emulator window.
@table @kbd

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@node Mail Sending
@subsection Mail Sending
There are two commands to send a message you have been editing:
@table @kbd
@item C-c C-c
Send the message, and deselect the mail buffer (@code{message-send-and-exit}).
Send the message, and bury the mail buffer (@code{message-send-and-exit}).
@item C-c C-s
Send the message, and leave the mail buffer selected (@code{message-send}).
@end table
@ -340,35 +338,24 @@ Send the message, and leave the mail buffer selected (@code{message-send}).
@kindex C-c C-s @r{(Message mode)}
@kindex C-c C-c @r{(Message mode)}
@findex message-send
If you want to send a message and be done with it, type @kbd{C-c
C-c} (@code{mail-send-and-exit}). This sends the message and then
either deletes the window or switches to another buffer. It also
@vindex message-kill-buffer-on-exit
The usual command to send a message is @kbd{C-c C-c}
(@code{mail-send-and-exit}). This sends the message and then
``buries'' the mail buffer, putting it at the lowest priority for
reselection. This is the usual command for sending a message.
reselection. If you want it to kill the mail buffer instead, change
the variable @code{message-kill-buffer-on-exit} to @code{t}.
@findex message-send-and-exit
The command @kbd{C-c C-s} (@code{message-send}) sends the message
and marks the mail buffer unmodified, but leaves the buffer selected.
Use this command if you want to modify the message (perhaps with new
recipients) and send it again.
and leaves the buffer selected. Use this command if you want to
modify the message (perhaps with new recipients) and send it again.
@vindex message-send-hook
Sending a message runs the hook @code{message-send-hook}.
In a file-visiting buffer, sending the message does not clear the
modified flag, because only saving the file should do that. Also, you
don't get a warning if you try to send the same message twice.
@vindex sendmail-coding-system
When you send a message containing non-@acronym{ASCII} characters,
they need to be encoded with a coding system (@pxref{Coding Systems}).
Usually the coding system is specified automatically by your chosen
language environment (@pxref{Language Environments}). You can
explicitly specify the coding system for outgoing mail by setting the
variable @code{sendmail-coding-system} (@pxref{Recognize Coding}). If
the coding system thus determined does not handle the characters in a
particular message, Emacs asks you to select the coding system to use,
showing a list of possible coding systems.
Sending a message runs the hook @code{message-send-hook}. It also
marks the mail buffer as unmodified, except if the mail buffer is also
a file-visiting buffer (in that case, only saving the file does that,
and you don't get a warning if you try to send the same message
twice).
@cindex SMTP
@cindex Feedmail
@ -376,24 +363,23 @@ showing a list of possible coding systems.
@cindex Mailclient
@vindex send-mail-function
The variable @code{send-mail-function} controls how the message is
delivered. Its value should be a function, which can be one of the
following:
delivered. Its value should be one of the following functions:
@table @code
@item sendmail-query-once
This function queries for a delivery method (one of the other entries
in this list), and uses that method for this message. Then it saves
the method to @code{send-mail-function}, so that the method is used
for future deliveries. This is the default, unless you have already
configured the @code{smtpmail-send-it} method.
Query for a delivery method (one of the other entries in this list),
and use that method for this message; then save the method to
@code{send-mail-function}, so that it is used for future deliveries.
This is the default, unless you have already set the variables for
sending mail via @code{smtpmail-send-it} (see below).
@item smtpmail-send-it
Send mail through an external mail host, such as your Internet service
provider's outgoing SMTP mail server. If you have not told Emacs how
to contact the SMTP server, it prompts for this information (which is
saved in the variables @code{smtpmail-smtp-server} and
@code{smtpmail-auth-credentials}). @xref{Top,,Emacs SMTP Library,
smtpmail, Sending mail via SMTP}.
Send mail using the through an external mail host, such as your
Internet service provider's outgoing SMTP mail server. If you have
not told Emacs how to contact the SMTP server, it prompts for this
information, which is saved in the variables
@code{smtpmail-smtp-server} and @code{smtpmail-auth-credentials}.
@xref{Top,,Emacs SMTP Library, smtpmail, Sending mail via SMTP}.
@item sendmail-send-it
Send mail using the system's default @command{sendmail} program, or
@ -410,6 +396,17 @@ messages for later sending. See the commentary section in the file
@file{feedmail.el} for details.
@end table
@vindex sendmail-coding-system
When you send a message containing non-@acronym{ASCII} characters,
they need to be encoded with a coding system (@pxref{Coding Systems}).
Usually the coding system is specified automatically by your chosen
language environment (@pxref{Language Environments}). You can
explicitly specify the coding system for outgoing mail by setting the
variable @code{sendmail-coding-system} (@pxref{Recognize Coding}). If
the coding system thus determined does not handle the characters in a
particular message, Emacs asks you to select the coding system to use,
showing a list of possible coding systems.
@node Header Editing
@subsection Mail Header Editing