On Wed, Apr 09, 2014 at 03:19:58PM -0400, Mark Filipak wrote: > I don't even use Mutt, Patrick, or at least I don't use Mutt yet. I will > use Mutt in the future if it supports the maildir architecture & > protocol - to make that determination is the primary reason why I lurk > here.
It does. :) > I will be running a Linux Mint (with networking) virtual machine > in a Win7 (without networking) host. The Linux command line doesn't > bother me, but awful Linux documentation does. I know you don't think > it's awful, but it is - it discourages many people even trying Linux. I mostly disagree, but I will say only this: It's highly variable. The main problem with the Mutt manual, specifically, is that Mutt is very powerful, which makes it inherently complex, so there's a lot to cover. The reference section at the end is excellent, but the manual really needs more "How do I do X?" sections that cover more of the things that Mutt can do for you, and/or where options are described in groups relevant to a task. There are some of these, but there are many more tasks than sections which describe them. :) And that portion of the manual seems to tend to be the least updated, so within those sections, there are many relevant options which are not mentioned or inadequately described. Unfortunately, occasionally, such as the alternates command, even the reference section does not clearly enumerate all of the ways that particular configuration widget impacts the operation of Mutt. Otherwise, you just need to read/memorize all 165 pages of the manual to figure out what you don't know how to do with Mutt. :) -- Derek D. Martin http://www.pizzashack.org/ GPG Key ID: 0xDFBEAD02 -=-=-=-=- This message is posted from an invalid address. Replying to it will result in undeliverable mail due to spam prevention. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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