In order to use this layer you must install mu and mu4e separately. Typically mu4e will be bundled with mu (this is the case on many Linux distributions).
If the installation directory of mu4e is not in Emacs’ load path, you can set
the layer variable mu4e-installation-path, for example:
(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
'((mu4e :variables
mu4e-installation-path "/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp")))Then add this layer to your ~/.spacemacs. You will need to add Gnus to the
existing mu4e list in this file.
| Keybinding | Command |
|---|---|
| SPC a M | Start mu4e |
Configuration varies too much to give precise instructions. What follows is one example configuration. Refer to mu4e’s manual for more detailed configuration instructions.
This layer includes support for multiple sending accounts. If you have only one account you do not need to define this variable. If you have multiple accounts, configure the `mu4e-account-alist` variable:
(setq mu4e-account-alist
'(("gmail"
;; Under each account, set the account-specific variables you want.
(mu4e-sent-messages-behavior delete)
(mu4e-sent-folder "/gmail/[Gmail]/.Sent Mail")
(mu4e-drafts-folder "/gmail/[Gmail]/.Drafts")
(user-mail-address "[email protected]")
(user-full-name "Billy"))
("college"
(mu4e-sent-messages-behavior sent)
(mu4e-sent-folder "/college/Sent Items")
(mu4e-drafts-folder "/college/Drafts")
(user-mail-address "[email protected]")
(user-full-name "Billy Bob 15"))))
(mu4e/mail-account-reset)The first account listed will be the default account, so variables like `user-full-name`, which is used by other parts of Emacs, will have their value reset for the default account after sending each email.
Make sure you call `mu4e/mail-account-reset` afterward, which will initialize the given account variables.
;;; Set up some common mu4e variables
(setq mu4e-maildir "~/.mail"
mu4e-trash-folder "/Trash"
mu4e-refile-folder "/Archive"
mu4e-get-mail-command "mbsync -a"
mu4e-update-interval nil
mu4e-compose-signature-auto-include nil
mu4e-view-show-images t
mu4e-view-show-addresses t)
;;; Mail directory shortcuts
(setq mu4e-maildir-shortcuts
'(("/gmail/INBOX" . ?g)
("/college/INBOX" . ?c)))
;;; Bookmarks
(setq mu4e-bookmarks
`(("flag:unread AND NOT flag:trashed" "Unread messages" ?u)
("date:today..now" "Today's messages" ?t)
("date:7d..now" "Last 7 days" ?w)
("mime:image/*" "Messages with images" ?p)
(,(mapconcat 'identity
(mapcar
(lambda (maildir)
(concat "maildir:" (car maildir)))
mu4e-maildir-shortcuts) " OR ")
"All inboxes" ?i)))Refer to the official mu and mu4e documentation for additional info.