If you are already an MH or xmh user, you can start with the examples given in this tour. If you are a new user, be sure to read the Chapter Setting Up.
exmh uses the regular MH programs to manipulate your mail folders and messages. This means exmh is compatible with command-line use of MH programs, and its actions should be familar if you are an experienced MH user. If you are a new MH user, then the details of running MH programs are hidden behind the graphical interface.
When you run exmh for the first time, it chec
The top subwindow has a label for each of your MH folders. The folder display is highlighted to reflect the state of folders. The Color Legend menu item under the main Help menu displays a key for the highlights. The Table below lists the defaults. (The folder labels are at the bottom of the legend in the Figure Highlighting Key.)
Table: Default Folder Highlights
Color Monochrome Meaning
red black The current folder
blue bold outline A folder with unseen messages
yellow stippled The target folder for
background move and link operations
Folders that have nested folders under them are
highlighted by a shadow box.
The mouse bindings for the folder labels are in the Table below.
Table: Mouse Bindings for Folder Labels
Button Action First Change to folder. Second View nested folders. Third Refile current messages to the folder. Shift-Third Link current messages to the folder.Note that clicking the third button does two things at once. It selects the target folder for refile, and it marks the currently selected message(s) for pending refile to that folder. This might seem over-eager at first, but it's very handy once