X-Git-Url: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git?p=notmuch-wiki;a=blobdiff_plain;f=emacstips.mdwn;h=3bf06fd7f5939dc5750f78a10013f04b2f6e6436;hp=f5b418c6700cec7588040ed85a4b80248ceb528e;hb=8bf95525c058d8265be9357f6bdeeed2a7b331bd;hpb=05c4f6de8fb97054de1b687269ab2eeb03438f0c diff --git a/emacstips.mdwn b/emacstips.mdwn index f5b418c..3bf06fd 100644 --- a/emacstips.mdwn +++ b/emacstips.mdwn @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ or to your .emacs file. -## Controlling external handlers for attachements +## Controlling external handlers for attachments You can choose e.g. which pdf viewer to invoke from notmuch-show mode by adding a .mailcap file in your home directory. Here is an example: @@ -156,11 +156,15 @@ reply-to-all. Here's how to swap the reply to sender/all bindings in show mode: (define-key notmuch-show-mode-map "r" 'notmuch-show-reply) (define-key notmuch-show-mode-map "R" 'notmuch-show-reply-sender) -And in search mode: +In search mode: (define-key notmuch-search-mode-map "r" 'notmuch-search-reply-to-thread) (define-key notmuch-search-mode-map "R" 'notmuch-search-reply-to-thread-sender) +And in tree mode: + + (define-key notmuch-tree-mode-map "r" (notmuch-tree-close-message-pane-and #'notmuch-show-reply)) + (define-key notmuch-tree-mode-map "R" (notmuch-tree-close-message-pane-and #'notmuch-show-reply-sender)) ## How to do FCC/BCC... @@ -245,6 +249,21 @@ Sometimes it may be necessary to display the message, or a single MIME part, in an external browser. This can be done by `(notmuch-show-view-part)`, bound to `. v` by default. +This command will try to view the message part the point is on with an +external viewer. The mime-type of the part will determine what viewer +will be used. Typically a 'text/html' part will be send to your +browser. + +The configuration for this is kept in so called `mailcap` +files. (typically the file is `~/.mailcap` or `/etc/mailcap`) If the +wrong viewer is started or something else goes wrong, there's a good +chance something needs to be adapted in the mailcap configuration. + +For Example: The `copiousoutput` setting in mailcap files needs to be +removed for some mime-types to prevent immediate removal of tempory +files so the configured viewer can access them. + + ## msmtp, message mode and multiple accounts As an alternative to running a mail server such as sendmail or postfix @@ -372,7 +391,7 @@ available: cc -o addrlookup addrlookup.c `pkg-config --cflags --libs gobject-2.0` -lnotmuch * Shell/fgrep/perl combination [nottoomuch-addresses.sh](https://github.com/domo141/nottoomuch/blob/master/nottoomuch-addresses.rst). - This tools maintains it's own address "database" gathered from email + This tools maintains its own address "database" gathered from email files notmuch knows and search from that "database" is done by `fgrep(1)`. * python/sqlite combination [notmuch-abook](https://github.com/guyzmo/notmuch-abook/) @@ -437,7 +456,7 @@ address. ## How to sign/encrypt messages with gpg -Messages can by signed using gpg by invoking +Messages can be signed using gpg by invoking `M-x mml-secure-sign-pgpmime` (or `M-x mml-secure-encrypt-pgpmime`). These functions are available via the standard `message-mode` keybindings `C-c C-m s p` and `C-c C-m c p`. To sign outgoing mail by default, use the @@ -455,6 +474,42 @@ Alternatively, you may prefer to use `mml-secure-message-sign-pgpmime` instead of `mml-secure-sign-pgpmime` to sign the whole message instead of just one part. +If you want to automatically encrypt outgoing messages if the keyring +contains a public key for every recipient, you can add something like +that to your `.emacs` file: + + (defun message-recipients () + "Return a list of all recipients in the message, looking at TO, CC and BCC. + + Each recipient is in the format of `mail-extract-address-components'." + (mapcan (lambda (header) + (let ((header-value (message-fetch-field header))) + (and + header-value + (mail-extract-address-components header-value t)))) + '("To" "Cc" "Bcc"))) + + (defun message-all-epg-keys-available-p () + "Return non-nil if the pgp keyring has a public key for each recipient." + (require 'epa) + (let ((context (epg-make-context epa-protocol))) + (catch 'break + (dolist (recipient (message-recipients)) + (let ((recipient-email (cadr recipient))) + (when (and recipient-email (not (epg-list-keys context recipient-email))) + (throw 'break nil)))) + t))) + + (defun message-sign-encrypt-if-all-keys-available () + "Add MML tag to encrypt message when there is a key for each recipient. + + Consider adding this function to `message-send-hook' to + systematically send encrypted emails when possible." + (when (message-all-epg-keys-available-p) + (mml-secure-message-sign-encrypt))) + + (add-hook 'message-send-hook #'message-sign-encrypt-if-all-keys-available + ### Troubleshooting message-mode gpg support - If you have trouble with expired subkeys, you may have encountered @@ -472,11 +527,17 @@ Encrypted and signed mime messages can be read and verified with: (setq notmuch-crypto-process-mime t) -Decrypting or verifying inline pgp messages can be done by selecting -an the inline pgp area and and using: +Decrypting inline pgp messages can be done by selecting an the inline pgp area +and using: M-x epa-decrypt-region RET +Verifying of inline pgp messages is not supported directly ([reasons +here](https://dkg.fifthhorseman.net/notes/inline-pgp-harmful/)). You can still +verify a part using + + M-x notmuch-show-pipe-part RET gpg --verify RET + ## Multiple identities using gnus-alias [gnus-alias](http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GnusAlias) allows you to @@ -682,6 +743,13 @@ In Debian and derivatives, (add-to-list 'load-path "/usr/share/org-mode/lisp") +In NixOS, using `emacsWithPackages (epkgs: [ epkgs.orgPackages.org-plus-contrib ])`, + + (loop for p in load-path + do (if (file-accessible-directory-p p) + (let ((m (directory-files-recursively p "^org-notmuch.el$"))) + (if m (add-to-list 'load-path (file-name-directory (car m))))))) + Then (require 'org-notmuch) @@ -758,7 +826,7 @@ Add a new entry with "Function returning the URL:" set to: "-f" "%{id}")))) Replacing `http://patchwork.example.com/patch/`, `/path/to/pwclient`, and -`the-project` appropiately. You should now be able to stash the Patchwork URL +`the-project` appropriately. You should now be able to stash the Patchwork URL using `c l`. Going further, if the patch has been committed, you can get the commit hash with @@ -783,3 +851,16 @@ can turn the commit hash into a URL pointing there, for example: "-m" (concat "<" message-id ">") "-n" "1" "-f" "%{commit_ref}")))) + +## Never forget attachments + +Very often we forget to actually attach the file when we send an email +that's supposed to have an attachment. Did this never happen to you? +If not, then it will. + +There is a hook out there that checks the content of the email for +keywords and warns you before the email is sent out if there's no +attachment. This is currently work in progress, but you can already +add the hook to your `~/.emacs.d/notmuch-config.el` file to test +it. Details available (and feedback welcome) in the [relevant +discussion](https://notmuchmail.org/pipermail/notmuch/2018/026414.html).