From 4ff78eaef510bd001bd6e517a06e5ec80f37a11b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rocco Rutte Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 17:59:57 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation updates for format=flowed --- UPDATING | 1 + doc/manual.xml.head | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++---- 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING index 944f8b65..c0daa39e 100644 --- a/UPDATING +++ b/UPDATING @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mutt. Please read this file carefully when upgrading your installation. The keys used are: !: modified feature, -: deleted feature, +: new feature + ! improved f=f support wraps lines at $wrap if $wrap is not 0 + $wrap (>0 wraps at $wrap, <0 = $wrapmargin) + $assumed_charset, $attach_charset, $ignore_linear_white_space + $save_history, $history_file (save history across sessions) diff --git a/doc/manual.xml.head b/doc/manual.xml.head index 8e9624c6..f5bad9e4 100644 --- a/doc/manual.xml.head +++ b/doc/manual.xml.head @@ -1243,10 +1243,27 @@ before calling the editor). After editing the initial message text and before entering the compose menu, mutt properly space-stuffes the message. Space-stuffing is required by RfC3676 defining -format=flowed and means to prepend a space to all -lines starting with a space and lines starting with the word -From (followed by space). All leading spaces are to -be removed by receiving clients to restore the original message. +format=flowed and means to prepend a space to: + + + +all lines starting with a space +lines starting with the word ``From'' +followed by space +all lines starting with ``>'' which +is not intended to be a quote character + + + +All leading spaces are to be removed by receiving clients to restore +the original message. + + + +Note that mutt only support space-stuffing +for the first two types of lines but not for the third: It is impossible to +safely detect whether a leading > character starts a +quote or not. -- 2.40.0