In this section you will find a few pieces of information that might be handy in making Sylpheed more clear for you in respect to the used shortcut keys, and a layout of the format of the address book. Short-Cut Key List

One-key shortcuts:

a: create a new message d: delete the selected message f: forward the selected message# g: go to a specific folder through a browsing dialog n: jump to the next message/next part of a multipart message p: jump to the previous message/previous part of a multipart message v: switch on/off the message view w: same as a y: Opens save as... dialog Shortcuts to the File menu:

Alt-F: open FILE menu Alt-P: print Alt-W: close Alt-Q: exit Shortcuts to the Edit menu

Alt-E: open EDIT menu Ctrl-C: copy Ctrl-A: select all Ctrl-S: search Shortcuts to the View menu

Alt-V: open VIEW menu Shortcuts to the Message menu

Alt-M: open MESSAGE menu Alt-I: check mail for current account Shift-Alt-I: Check mail for all accounts Alt-N: compose new message Alt-R: reply to message Ctrl-Alt-R: reply to sender (contrary to reply to e.g. mailing list) Shift-Alt-R: reply to all (includes all addresses in To: and Cc:) Ctrl-F: forward message Shift-Ctrl-F: forward message as attachment Alt-O: move message Alt-D: delete message Shift-Ctrl-N: open message in new window Ctrl-U: view message source Ctrl-H: show all message headers Shortcuts to the Summary menu

Alt-S: open SUMMARY menu

Alt-X: execute (pending commands, only useful when commands are not executed immediately) Alt-U: update view Alt-G: go to other folder Ctrl-T: thread view Shift-Ctrl-T: unthread view Shortcuts to the Tool menu

Alt-T: open tool menu Alt-A: open addressbook Alt-L: open logfile Data Format of Address Book

The addressbook is located in ~/.sylpheed. It is named addressbook.xml. The general format of the addressbook is:

< addressbook >

< common_address >

< group name="Common addresses" >

< item >

< name > Paul < /name >

< address > paul@nlpagan.net < /address >

< remarks > Writes Sylph. manual < /remarks >

< /item >

< /group >

< /common_address >

< /addressbook >