Re: Searching in the index is not documented
On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 11:14:08AM EDT, Alan Mackenzie wrote:
> Guten Tag, Michael!
>
> On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 12:28:38PM +0200, Michael Tatge wrote:
> > * On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 Alan Mackenzie (acm@xxxxxx) muttered:
> > > This manual, fine though it otherwise be, does not describe how to
> > > do searching within the message index.
>
> > It does you just have to know where to look :)
>
> This is precisely my point. I started using mutt at the end of May
> 2006. As a beginner, I didn't know where to look. Despite searching
> long and hard in the manual for the answers to these questions, I
> didn't find them. (Just as a matter of interest, I'm an Emacs hacker,
> and have a great deal of experience in revising one of the Emacs
> manuals.)
>
> Hence, I'm suggesting to the Mutt team, in a respectful fashion, that
> it could be helpful to enhance the manual.
>
I started using mutt about the same time and my feeling is that the mutt
manual is a better than average "Reference Guide". I can't think of a
better wording but what would have helped me tremendously -- and still
would.. is a "User Guide".
Thanks
cga