There are currently no default key bindings for mairix.el, since those
should depend on the used mail program and I personally do not use
RMail, so I wouldn’t know which key bindings are reasonable. I hope some
day this will change and mairix.el will come with some good
key bindings for the different mail programs. Feel free to send me your
suggestions. Until then, define some bindings yourself. Here’s a quick
and dirty solution with global key definitions I currently use, which
might or might not collide with some other modes. Simply include them
in your .emacs and adapt to your needs:
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c C-o m") 'mairix-search) (global-set-key (kbd "C-c C-o w") 'mairix-widget-search) (global-set-key (kbd "C-c C-o u") 'mairix-update-database) (global-set-key (kbd "C-c C-o f") 'mairix-search-from-this-article) (global-set-key (kbd "C-c C-o t") 'mairix-search-thread-this-article) (global-set-key (kbd "C-c C-o b") 'mairix-widget-search-based-on-article) (global-set-key (kbd "C-c C-o s") 'mairix-save-search) (global-set-key (kbd "C-c C-o i") 'mairix-use-saved-search) (global-set-key (kbd "C-c C-o e") 'mairix-edit-saved-searches)
Here’s a description of the available interactive functions:
mairix-search ¶Call mairix with a search query. You will also be asked if you want to
include whole threads. The results are saved by mairix in the default
mail file, which is set through the variable mairix-search-file, which
again is prefixed by mairix-file-path. The results will then be
displayed with the chosen mail program. The command used to call mairix
is specified by the variable mairix-command, together with the options
mairix-search-options. The latter has the default -F
for making searching faster.
mairix-widget-search ¶Creates a mairix query using graphical widgets. Very handy if you’re
not (yet) familiar with the mairix search syntax. Just call it to see
how it works. You can then directly call mairix with the search term or
save it for future use. Since mairix allows almost arbitrary
combinations of search commands (like “tc” for “to or cc”), you
might want to include some other fields. This can be easily done by
modifying mairix-widget-fields-list.
mairix-widget-search-based-on-article ¶Create a mairix query using graphical widgets, but based on the currently displayed article, i.e., the available fields will be filled with the current header values.
mairix-search-from-this-article ¶Search messages from sender of the current article. This is effectively
a shortcut for calling mairix-search with f:current_from.
If used with a prefix, include whole threads of the found messages.
mairix-search-thread-this-article ¶Search thread for the current article. This is effectively a shortcut
for calling mairix-search with m:msgid of the current article and
enabled threads.
mairix-save-search ¶Save the last search for future use. You will have to specify a name
for the search and will then be asked if you want to save your saved
searches in your .emacs. If you answer with yes, the variable
mairix-saved-searches will be saved in the customize section of
your .emacs. You can also do this later by using
mairix-edit-saved-searches.
mairix-use-saved-search ¶Call mairix with a previously saved search. You will be asked for the name of the saved search (use TAB for completion).
mairix-edit-saved-searches ¶Edit your current mairix searches. This is a simple major mode for
editing the contents of the variable mairix-saved-searches. You
can edit and delete searches and save them in your .emacs. You
can also use this mode to call mairix with one of the saved searches.
Additionally, you can specify a file name for mairix to use for a
certain search instead of the default one. This is useful if you want
to open different searches at the same time, or if you want to regularly
access certain searches without the need to call mairix.
mairix-edit-saved-searches-customize ¶Edit the variable mairix-saved-searches in a normal customization
buffer. This function exists more or less for historic reasons, but
maybe you like it.
mairix-update-database ¶Call mairix to update the database. Mairix will be called with the
options mairix-update-options; the default is -F and
-Q to
make updates as fast as possible. Note that by using these options,
absolutely no integrity checking is done. If your database somehow gets
corrupted, simply delete it and update. If mairix-synchronous-update
is nil (the default), mairix will be called in a subprocess so Emacs
will still be usable while the update is done.