(mh-e)Preface


Preface
*******

   These chapters introduce another interface to MH that is accessible
through the GNU Emacs editor, namely, _mh-e_.  mh-e is easy to use.  I
don't assume that you know GNU Emacs or even MH at this point, since I
didn't know either of them when I discovered mh-e.  However, mh-e was
the tip of the iceberg, and I discovered more and more niceties about
GNU Emacs and MH.  Now I'm fully hooked on both of them.

   The mh-e package is distributed with GNU Emacs, (1) so you shouldn't
have to do anything special to use it. But it's important to note a
brief history of mh-e. Version 3 was prevalent through the Emacs 18 and
early Emacs 19 years. Then Version 4 came out (Emacs 19.23), which
introduced several new and changed commands.  Finally, Version 5.0 was
released, which fixed some bugs and incompatibilities, and was
incorporated into Emacs 19.29. This is the version covered by this
manual. Note: Getting Started will help you decide which version you
have.

   If you don't already use GNU Emacs but want to learn more, you can
read an online tutorial by starting GNU Emacs and typing `C-h t'
(`help-with-tutorial').  (This notation is described in Note:
Conventions.)  If you want to take the plunge, consult the Note: GNU
Emacs Manual, from the Free Software Foundation.

   If more information is needed, you can go to the Unix manual pages of
the individual MH commands.  When the name is not obvious, I'll guide
you to a relevant MH manual page that describes the action more fully.

   I hope you enjoy these chapters!  If you have any comments, or
suggestions for this document, please let me know.

Bill Wohler <wohler@newt.com>
8 February 1995

   ---------- Footnotes ----------

   (1) Note that mh-e is supported with MH 6 and Emacs 18 through
Emacs 21.  Reportedly, large parts of it work with MH 5 and also with
Lucid/XEmacs and Epoch, but there are no guarantees. It is also
distributed with Lucid/XEmacs, as well as with MH itself.

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