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[xemacs-hg @ 2003-08-27 18:06:54 by youngs]
2003-08-28 Steve Youngs <youngs@xemacs.org>
* README.packages: Update.
2003-08-28 Steve Youngs <youngs@xemacs.org>
* PACKAGES: Update.
2003-08-28 Steve Youngs <youngs@xemacs.org>
* xemacs-faq.texi (Q2.0.2): Rewrite, mentioning the correct way to
remove a package.
(Q3.8.2): big-menubar is in the edit-utils package.
(Q4.3.2): Add a comment about not needing TM for things like Gnus,
MH-E and VM.
(Q5.3.3): State correct location of ps-print.el.
* xemacs/packages.texi (Packages): Remove "Creating Packages" menu
entry.
(Package Terminology): Whitespace clean up.
(Installing Packages): Whitespace clean up and add some @code
formatters.
Re-organise the menu so that installation via PUI is first and
Sumo is last.
(Automatically): mule-base is no longer a requirement for using
PUI.
Mention optionally requiring mailcrypt.
(Note): Removed.
(Manually): Move to below the PUI installation method.
(Sumo): Move to below the manual installation method.
(Which Packages): Add mailcrypt.
(Building Packages): Remove duplicated stuff that is in
lispref/packaging.texi, xref to it instead.
(Local.rules File): xref to the appropriate node in
lispref/packaging.texi.
(Available Packages): Update to current reality.
(all): Removed.
(srckit): Removed.
(binkit): Removed.
* xemacs/reading.texi (Reading Mail): Mention Gnus and MEW.
* new-users-guide/custom2.texi (Init File): big-menubar.el is in
the edit-utils package.
* lispref/packaging.texi (Packaging):
(The User View):
(The Library Maintainer View):
(Infrastructure):
(Control Files):
(Obtaining):
(The Package Release Engineer View):
(Package Terminology):
(Building Packages):
(Makefile Targets):
(packages): New.
(Local.rules File):
(XEMACS_PACKAGES): Removed.
(XEMACS_INSTALLED_PACKAGES_ROOT): New.
(NONMULE_PACKAGES): New.
(EXCLUDES): New.
(Creating Packages):
(BATCH): New.
(VERSION): Removed.
(AUTHOR_VERSION): Removed.
(MAINTAINER): Removed.
(PACKAGE): Removed.
(PKG_TYPE): Removed.
(REQUIRES): Removed.
(CATEGORY): Removed.
(ELS): Removed.
(ELCS): Removed.
(all): Removed.
(srckit): Removed.
(binkit): Removed.
(are): New.
(STANDARD_DOCS): New.
(ELCS_1_DEST): New.
(example): New.
(PACKAGE_SUPPRESS): New.
(EXPLICIT_DOCS): New.
(DATA_DEST): New.
(Documenting Packages):
Not quite a total rewrite, but a fairly thorough audit
nonetheless.
| author | youngs |
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| date | Wed, 27 Aug 2003 18:07:10 +0000 |
| parents | 376386a54a3c |
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--- a/man/xemacs/reading.texi Wed Aug 27 17:18:26 2003 +0000 +++ b/man/xemacs/reading.texi Wed Aug 27 18:07:10 2003 +0000 @@ -4,29 +4,35 @@ @cindex mail @cindex message -XEmacs provides three separate mail-reading packages. Each one comes with -its own manual, which is included standard with the XEmacs distribution. +XEmacs provides several mail-reading packages. Each one comes with +its own manual, which is included in each package. The recommended mail-reading package for new users is VM. VM works with standard Unix-mail-format folders and was designed as a replacement for the older Rmail. XEmacs also provides a sophisticated and comfortable front-end to the -MH mail-processing system, called @samp{mh-e}. Unlike in other +MH mail-processing system, called @samp{MH-E}. Unlike in other mail programs, folders in MH are stored as file-system directories, with each message occupying one (numbered) file. This facilitates working with mail using shell commands, and many other features of MH are also designed to integrate well with the shell and with -shell scripts. Keep in mind, however, that in order to use mh-e +shell scripts. Keep in mind, however, that in order to use MH-E you must have the MH mail-processing system installed on your computer. -Finally, XEmacs provides the Rmail package. Rmail is (currently) the -only mail reading package distributed with FSF GNU Emacs, and is -powerful in its own right. However, it stores mail folders in a special -format called @samp{Babyl}, that is incompatible with all other -frequently-used mail programs. A utility program is provided for -converting Babyl folders to standard Unix-mail format; however, unless -you already have mail in Babyl-format folders, you should consider -using VM or mh-e instead. (If at times you have to use FSF Emacs, it -is not hard to obtain and install VM for that editor.) +The @dfn{Everything including the kitchen sink} package @samp{Gnus} is +also available as an XEmacs package. Gnus also handles Usenet articles +as well as mail. + +@samp{MEW} (Messaging in the Emacs World) is another mail-reading +package available for XEmacs. + +Finally, XEmacs provides the Rmail package. Rmail is (currently) +the only mail reading package distributed with FSF GNU Emacs, and is +powerful in its own right. However, it stores mail folders in a +special format called @samp{Babyl}, that is incompatible with all +other frequently-used mail programs. A utility program is provided +for converting Babyl folders to standard Unix-mail format; however, +unless you already have mail in Babyl-format folders, you should +consider using Gnus, VM, or MH-E instead.