Compose Preview 🔥

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Since: NeoMutt 2024-12-12

Introduction

NeoMutt shows you a preview of the message you are about to send in the compose dialog.

Variables

Name	Type	Default	Description
compose_preview_above_attachments	boolean	no	Show the message preview above the attachments list.
compose_preview_min_rows	number	5	Hide the preview if it has fewer than this number of rows
compose_show_preview	boolean	no	Enable or disable the message preview feature

Functions

The message preview is controlled by the following functions.

Menus	Function	Description	Default
compose	<preview-page-down>	Show the next page of the message	<PageDown>
compose	<preview-page-up>	Show the previous page of the message	<PageUp>

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Subject: Compose dialog with message preview

Description: The NeoMutt compose dialog with $compose_show_preview enabled. The screen shows the message header fields at the top, the attachment list, and the message body preview pane displaying a portion of the email text. Show the default layout with the preview below the attachment list.

Highlights: The message preview pane integrated into the compose dialog, showing how the email body appears before sending. The preview can be repositioned above attachments with $compose_preview_above_attachments, and scrolled with PageUp/PageDown.

Limitations

This is a new feature and it’s still under development. If you find any problems, or you’d like to help improve it, please let us know.

• Pager displays simple text, no colour or attributes

• Smart text wrapping is not supported

Credits

Dennis Schön