On 13.04.14 14:42, Ulrich Lauther wrote:
> BTW, in my current environment - Ubuntu 12.4 - pressing F1 does NOT
> bring up the mutt-manual, but the manual of the gnome-termial in which
> it is run.
The mutt manual is a most worthwhile reference. If you haven't yet
liberated F1 from GUI clutches, then do you at least have (e.g.):
/usr/local/share/doc/mutt/manual.txt or
/usr/share/doc/mutt/manual.txt.gz
A quick:
$ locate manual.txt
should reveal candidates. Even if not hooked up to F1, you could just
view it with your favourite text editor. Alternatively, here is my note
to myself from the last time F1 drew a blank:
Debug: F1 fails to find the manual.
Diagn: "locate manual.txt" showed /usr/share/doc/mutt/manual.txt.gz
Fix: gunzip
That manual is more descriptive than a manpage, but it is almost always
the case that it is difficult to find _how_ to perform an unfamiliar
task, because manpage/manual descriptions are orthogonal to that - they
merely describe _what_ configuration options are available.
That's why it is often most efficient to ask a question on the list -
after having poked around in the manual for suitable config options.
Mentioning such research in the post helps to mollify unhelpful grumps
who may be uptight for any number of reasons, from not enough (or too
much) coffee, to not being allowed to open their easter eggs yet.
Erik
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