2.6 Moving to another folder

To go to another folder, type ‘g’. Mew asks you to input a folder name as follows:

Folder name (+inbox): +

Let's call the right side of ":" 'writable area'. In this example, proto "+" is displayed in the writable area. Typing an appropriate string following proto and typing ‘RET’ decides a folder name, then Mew moves to the folder.

When you move to a folder and if Mew finds its list of messages old, Mew automatically displays the differences.

The string in "()" is a default. If you specifies "+" by simply typing ‘RET’, Mew considers that the default folder name is specified.

To make use of completion, type ‘TAB’ or ‘SPC’.

Now, lets get back to the state just after typing ‘g’.

Folder name (+inbox): +

If you want to change, for example, "+" to "%", you have to delete "+" first then type "%" in normal situation. But this is inconvenient. So, typing "%" just after "+" removes "+" automatically. Like this, typing another proto just after a proto replaces the previous one without deletion.

When you type a remote folder, you may want to specify the "case" (described in See section Changing receiving/sending behavior). The "case" must be specified before a folder, separated by ":". Consider moving "%inbox" for a "case" "home". In this case, you should type "home:%inbox". Yes, this is inconvenient. So, typing ‘C-cTAB’ in any position does circular completion for available "cases". Let's look at the following example.

Folder name (+inbox): %inbox

Typing ‘C-cTAB’ here results in the following:

Folder name (+inbox): home:%inbox

You may want to search a folder by specifying a substring of the folder. For this purpose, ‘C-s’ and ‘C-r’ are available. The following is the state of the minibuffer after typing ‘C-s’.

Folder name (+inbox): ()

"()" appeared in the writable area indicates you have switched to search mode. While you are typing here, a matched candidate is shown in "()". The following is the case where a search key is "mew".

Folder name (+inbox): (+work/mew-release) mew

To select the matched candidate, type ‘RET’. Then the search mode is finished and the matched candidate is displayed in the writable area.

Folder name (+inbox): +work/mew-release

Typing ‘RET’ again means that you decide the folder.

A list of folders to be searched is decided by a combination of "case" and proto. When you enter the search mode by typing ‘C-s’ or ‘C-r’, a pair of "case" and proto is extracted from the writable area, and a list of folders is selected according to the pair.

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