The middle subwindow lists the messages in the current folder.
The lines of the table of contents are highlighted to reflect the state of each message. The Table below gives the defaults on color and monochrome displays.
Table: Table of Contents Highlighting
Color Monochrome Meaning
red reverse video The current message
blue underlined Unread messages
grey Cross-hatched Messages marked for deletion
background background
yellow Stippled Message marked for refile
background background to another folder
The mouse bindings for the table of contents
are listed in
the Table below. "Drag" refers to holding the
mouse button down while moving the mouse.
Table: Table of Contents Mouse Bindings
Button Action
First Select and display a message.
First-Drag Select a range of messages.
Shift-First Modify the selected range.
Second-Drag Scroll the display.
Third Select but don't display the message.
Several of the operations on messages can be applied to a set of
selected messages. To select a set, drag the mouse across a range
of messages while holding down the first mouse button. Holding
down the Shift key while you click (or drag) toggles the selected
state of a message. The toggle behavior means you can unselect
messages to remove them from a range, and you can select messages
and add them to a range. This lets you create a discontinuous
selection.
Hint: The table of contents comes from both the MH scan and inc programs, depending on circumstance. If you define a custom scan format, set the same format in your MH profile for both inc and scan.