Af Reference Manual

Af is an extensible, customisable, self-documenting real-time mail reader and composer. This Info file describes how to read and send mail with af, and how to customise it. It corresponds to Af version 2.4.

Distribution		How to get the latest copy of af.
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE		Restrictions on af's distribution and warranty.
Introduction		An introduction to af.
Acknowledgements		People who have contributed to af.
Bugs		How and when to report a bug.
Future Developments		What may be coming in the future.

Important Concepts

1. An Introduction to Electronic Mail		An introduction to electronic mail.
2. The Organization of the Screen		How to interpret what you see on the screen.
3. Characters, Keys and Commands		The types of input that af handles.
3.1 Keys		Introduction to keys and key sequences.
3.2 Keys and Commands		Keys run commands which are bound to them.
3.3 Major Modes		Af has several modes of operation.
3.4 Minor Modes		Features which can be turned on and off.
4. Entering Af		Starting af from the shell.
4.4 Exiting af		Stopping or killing af.

Fundamental af Commands

5. Basic af Commands		The most basic mail-handling commands.
6. Typeout		How to use af's typeout mode.
7. The Minibuffer		How to enter arguments that are prompted for.
8. Composing and Sending Mail		How to send mail from within af.
9. Running Commands by Name		Invoking commands by their names.
10. Help		How to ask af for help on itself.

Other Ways to Deal With Messages

11. More Ways to Handle Messages		What you can do with a message.
12. The Mark and the Region		How to use the mark and the region.
13. Tags		How to set and use tags in af.
14. Killing and Yanking		Deleting and recovering things.
15. Searching Mail Folders		How to search for text in a buffer.
16. Sorting Messages		Sorting messages within af.
17. Narrowing		Restricting which messages are displayed.

Commands for Mail Folder Management

18. Folder Handling		How to process files and folders.
19. Using Multiple Buffers		How to create and manage buffers.
20. Multiple Windows		Displaying more than one buffer.

How to Customise Af

21. Customisation		The ways in which af can be customised.
21.1 Mime Configuration		How to set up af to handle MIME messages.
21.2 The Startup File, `~/.afrc'		Save your customisations in a `.afrc' file.
21.3 Emulation		Emulating some other mailers with af.
21.4 Variables		Af can be customised with configuration variables.
21.5 Keyboard Macros		Create new commands by combining existing ones.
21.6 Customising Key Bindings		Change what keys do keys by binding them.
22. Afl		An introduction to af's extension language.

Glossary and Indexes

Glossary		An af and electronic mail glossary.
Key (Character) Index		An item for each af key sequence.
Command and Function Index		An item for each af command.
Variable Index		An item for each af variable.
Concept Index		An item for each concept.