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authorThomas Thiriez <thomas@twistedwave.com>2025-10-20 10:10:24 +0200
committerThomas Thiriez <thomas@twistedwave.com>2025-10-20 11:32:51 +0200
commit85f4ea37439fbc8322ba8dcdab4f0aa692465333 (patch)
tree6d992a8d59ebb0bf6d37805523d125883db54aaf
parent4422b5dc4c2828010a8c028ba3c5d5f964ebc091 (diff)
Em dashes everywhere instead of en dashes for consistency
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1 files changed, 20 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e.texi b/mu4e/mu4e.texi
index d31849d..9ba41fa 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e.texi
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e.texi
@@ -309,9 +309,9 @@ $ sudo dnf install git meson gmime30-devel xapian-core-devel emacs
The next step is to get the @code{mu} sources. There are two alternatives:
@itemize
-@item @emph{Use a stable release} -- download a release from
+@item @emph{Use a stable release} --- download a release from
@url{https://github.com/djcb/mu/releases}
-@item @emph{Use an experimental development version} -- get it from the repository,
+@item @emph{Use an experimental development version} --- get it from the repository,
and @t{git clone https://github.com/djcb/mu.git}
@end itemize
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ Gnus uses, many settings for those also apply to @code{mu4e}.
By default, @code{mu4e} puts a copy of messages you sent in the folder
determined by @code{mu4e-sent-folder}. In some cases, this may not be
-what you want - for example, when using Gmail-over-@abbr{IMAP}, this
+what you want --- for example, when using Gmail-over-@abbr{IMAP}, this
interferes with Gmail's handling of the sent messages folder, and you
may end up with duplicate messages.
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ By comparing current results with the baseline, you can quickly see what new
messages have arrived since the last time you looked.
The baseline@footnote{For debugging, it can be useful to see the time for the
-baseline - for that, there is the @code{mu4e-baseline-time} command.} is reset
+baseline --- for that, there is the @code{mu4e-baseline-time} command.} is reset
automatically when switching to the main view, or invoking @code{buffer-revert}
(@kbd{g}) while in the main-view. Visiting the ``favorite'' bookmark does the
same(explained below).
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ Note that @code{mu4e} resets the baseline when you are interacting with it (for
instance, when you visit the urgent bookmark, or when you go to the main view);
in such cases, there won't be any further notifications.
-The @emph{Maildirs} item is very similar to Bookmarks -- consider maildirs here
+The @emph{Maildirs} item is very similar to Bookmarks --- consider maildirs here
as being a special kind of bookmark query that matches a Maildir. You can
configure this using the variable @code{mu4e-maildir-shortcuts}; see its
docstring and @ref{Maildir searches} for more details.
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ results.
@node Folding threads
@section Folding threads
-It is possible to fold threads - that is, visually collapse threads into a
+It is possible to fold threads --- that is, visually collapse threads into a
single line (and the reverse), by default using the @key{TAB} and @key{S-TAB}
bindings. Note that the collapsing is always for threads as a whole, not for
sub-threads.
@@ -1289,8 +1289,8 @@ headers-view to the message-view and vice-versa with
@subsection Further customization
However, @code{mu4e}'s display rules are provisional; you can override them
-easily by customizing @code{display-buffer-alist}, which governs how Emacs --
-and thus @code{mu4e} -- must display your buffers.
+easily by customizing @code{display-buffer-alist}, which governs how Emacs ---
+and thus @code{mu4e} --- must display your buffers.
Let's look at some examples.
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ on the current message. You can specify these actions using the variable
@code{mu4e-view-actions}; @code{mu4e} defines a number of example actions.
@subsection MIME-part actions
-MIME-part actions allow you to act upon MIME-parts in a message - such as
+MIME-part actions allow you to act upon MIME-parts in a message --- such as
attachments. These actions are defined and documented in
@code{mu4e-view-mime-part-actions}.
@@ -1680,8 +1680,8 @@ and no headers buffer will use a detached buffer to display its
messages. You can reattach a buffer to an live headers buffer by
typing @key{Z}.
-You can freely rename a message view buffer -- such as with @key{C-x x
-r} -- if you want a custom, non-randomized name.
+You can freely rename a message view buffer --- such as with @key{C-x x
+r} --- if you want a custom, non-randomized name.
Detached messages are often useful for workflows involving lots of
simultaneous messages.
@@ -1893,7 +1893,7 @@ addresses last seen after some date. Parameter is a string, parseable by
@code{org-parse-time-string}. This excludes old e-mail addresses. The
default is @t{"2010-01-01"}, i.e., only consider e-mail addresses seen
since the start of 2010.
-@item @code{mu4e-compose-complete-max} -- the maximum number of contacts to use.
+@item @code{mu4e-compose-complete-max} --- the maximum number of contacts to use.
This adds a hard limit to the 2000 (default) contacts; those are sorted by
recency / frequency etc. so should include the ones you most likely need.
@item @code{mu4e-contact-process-function} --- a function to rewrite or
@@ -2459,7 +2459,7 @@ Note, messages are considered duplicates when they have the same
@node Marking
@chapter Marking
-In @code{mu4e}, the common way to do things with messages is a two-step process -
+In @code{mu4e}, the common way to do things with messages is a two-step process ---
first you @emph{mark} them for a certain action, then you @emph{execute}
(@key{x}) those marks. This is similar to the way @t{dired} operates. Marking
can happen from both @ref{Headers view} and @ref{Message view}.
@@ -3266,12 +3266,12 @@ functions:
refiling, based on a function --- see @ref{Dynamic folders}
@item Using an attachment-specific download-directory --- see the
variable @code{mu4e-attachment-dir}.
-@item Apply a function to a message in the headers view -
+@item Apply a function to a message in the headers view ---
see @ref{Headers view actions}
@item Apply a function to a message in the message view ---
see @ref{Message view actions}
@item Add a new kind of mark for use in the headers view
-- see @ref{Adding a new kind of mark}
+--- see @ref{Adding a new kind of mark}
@item Apply a function to a MIME-part --- see @ref{MIME-part actions}
@item Custom function to mark certain messages ---
see @ref{Custom mark functions}
@@ -4371,7 +4371,7 @@ answers.
@node General
@section General
-@subsection Results from @command{mu} and @code{mu4e} differ - why?
+@subsection Results from @command{mu} and @code{mu4e} differ --- why?
@anchor{mu-mu4e-differ} In general, the same queries for @command{mu}
and @code{mu4e} should yield the same results. If they differ, this is
usually because one of the following reasons:
@@ -4397,7 +4397,7 @@ sees them, and the query may not be what you think it is. Quoting is
necessary.
@end itemize
-@subsection The counts in the main-screen differ from the 'real' numbers - why?
+@subsection The counts in the main-screen differ from the 'real' numbers --- why?
For speed reasons, the counts do @emph{not} exclude messages that no longer
exist in the file-system, nor do they exclude duplicate messages; see
@ref{mu-mu4e-differ}.
@@ -4526,7 +4526,7 @@ Set the variable @code{mu4e-hide-index-messages} to non-@code{nil}.
Some IMAP-synchronization programs such as @t{mbsync} (but not @t{offlineimap})
don't like it when message files do not change their names when they are moved
-to different folders. @code{mu4e} can attempt to help with this - you can set the
+to different folders. @code{mu4e} can attempt to help with this --- you can set the
variable @code{mu4e-change-filenames-when-moving} to non-@code{nil}.
Also, some of these programs may interpret the ``trash'' flag differently; see
@@ -4564,7 +4564,7 @@ mailing-list; worthwhile to check out.
@node Reading messages
@section Reading messages
-@subsection Opening messages is slower than expected - why?
+@subsection Opening messages is slower than expected --- why?
@code{mu4e} is designed to be very fast, even with large amounts of mail.
However, if you experience slowdowns, here are some things to consider:
@itemize
@@ -4716,7 +4716,7 @@ and encrypting}.
@subsection Address auto-completion misses some addresses
If you have set @code{mu4e-compose-complete-only-personal} to non-nil, @code{mu4e}
-only completes 'personal' addresses - so you tell it about your e-mail addresses
+only completes 'personal' addresses --- so you tell it about your e-mail addresses
when setting up the database (@t{mu init}); @ref{Initializing the message
store}.