<sect3 id="message-ranges">
<title>Message Ranges</title>
-<para>
- If a message number range (from now on: MNR) contains a comma (<literal>,</literal>),
- it is a <emphasis>relative</emphasis> MNR. That means the numbers denote
- <emphasis>offsets</emphasis> from the highlighted message. For
- example:
+ <para>
+ If a message number range (from now on: MNR) contains a comma (<literal>,</literal>),
+ it is a <emphasis>relative</emphasis> MNR. That means the numbers denote
+ <emphasis>offsets</emphasis> from the highlighted message. For example:
+ </para>
<table id="relative-mnrs">
+ <title>Relative Message Number Ranges</title>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
- <row><entry>Pattern</entry><entry>Explanation</entry></row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>Pattern</entry>
+ <entry>Explanation</entry>
+ </row>
</thead>
<tbody>
- <row><entry><literal>~m -2,2</literal></entry><entry>Previous 2, highlighted and next 2 emails</entry></row>
- <row><entry><literal>~m 0,1</literal></entry><entry>Highlighted and next email</entry></row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <literal>~m -2,2</literal>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>Previous 2, highlighted and next 2 emails</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <literal>~m 0,1</literal>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>Highlighted and next email</entry>
+ </row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- In addition to numbers, either side of the range can also contain one
- of the special characters (shortcuts)<literal>.^$</literal>. The meaning is:
+ <para>
+ In addition to numbers, either side of the range can also contain one
+ of the special characters (shortcuts)<literal>.^$</literal>. The meaning is:
+ </para>
<table id="mnrs-shortcuts">
- <title>MNR Shortcuts</title>
+ <title>Message Number Shortcuts</title>
<tgroup cols="4">
<thead>
- <row><entry>Shortcut</entry><entry>Explanation</entry><entry>Example</entry><entry>Meaning</entry></row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>Shortcut</entry>
+ <entry>Explanation</entry>
+ <entry>Example</entry>
+ <entry>Meaning</entry>
+ </row>
</thead>
<tbody>
- <row><entry><literal>.</literal></entry><entry>Current / Highlighted</entry><entry><literal>~m -3,.</literal></entry><entry>Previous 3 emails plus the highlighted one</entry></row>
- <row><entry><literal>$</literal></entry><entry>Last</entry><entry><literal>~m .,$</literal></entry><entry>Highlighted email and all the later ones</entry></row>
- <row><entry><literal>^</literal></entry><entry>First</entry><entry><literal>~m ^,1</literal></entry><entry>Highlighted, next and all preceding ones</entry></row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <literal>.</literal>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>Current / Highlighted</entry>
+ <entry>
+ <literal>~m -3,.</literal>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>Previous 3 emails plus the highlighted one</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <literal>$</literal>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>Last</entry>
+ <entry>
+ <literal>~m .,$</literal>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>Highlighted email and all the later ones</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <literal>^</literal>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>First</entry>
+ <entry>
+ <literal>~m ^,1</literal>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>Highlighted, next and all preceding ones</entry>
+ </row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
- Lastly, you can also leave either side of the range blank, to make it
- extend as far as possible. For example, <literal>~m ,1</literal> has
- the same meaning as the last example in <xref
- linkend="mnrs-shortcuts"/>.
-</para>
-<para>
- Otherwise, if a MNR <emphasis>doesn't</emphasis> contain a comma, the
- meaning is similar to other ranges, except that the shortcuts are
- still available. Examples:
+ <para>
+ Lastly, you can also leave either side of the range blank, to make it
+ extend as far as possible. For example, <literal>~m ,1</literal> has
+ the same meaning as the last example in <xref
+ linkend="mnrs-shortcuts"/>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Otherwise, if a MNR <emphasis>doesn't</emphasis> contain a comma, the
+ meaning is similar to other ranges, except that the shortcuts are
+ still available. Examples:
+ </para>
<table id="mnrs-absolute">
+ <title>Absolute Message Number Ranges</title>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
- <row><entry>Pattern</entry><entry>Explanation</entry></row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>Pattern</entry>
+ <entry>Explanation</entry>
+ </row>
</thead>
<tbody>
- <row><entry><literal>~m 3-10</literal></entry><entry>Emails 3 to 10</entry></row>
- <row><entry><literal>~m -10</literal></entry><entry>Emails 1 to 10</entry></row>
- <row><entry><literal>~m 10-</literal></entry><entry>Emails 10 to last</entry></row>
- <row><entry><literal>~m <3</literal></entry><entry>First and second email</entry></row>
- <row><entry><literal>~m ^-2</literal></entry><entry>First and second email</entry></row>
- <row><entry><literal>~m >1</literal></entry><entry>Everything but first email</entry></row>
- <row><entry><literal>~m 2-$</literal></entry><entry>Everything but first email</entry></row>
- <row><entry><literal>~m 2</literal></entry><entry>Just the second email</entry></row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <literal>~m 3-10</literal>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>Emails 3 to 10</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <literal>~m -10</literal>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>Emails 1 to 10</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <literal>~m 10-</literal>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>Emails 10 to last</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <literal>~m <3</literal>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>First and second email</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <literal>~m ^-2</literal>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>First and second email</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <literal>~m >1</literal>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>Everything but first email</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <literal>~m 2-$</literal>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>Everything but first email</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <literal>~m 2</literal>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>Just the second email</entry>
+ </row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
-</para>
-
</sect3>
</sect2>