add org-notmuch install instructions for NixOS

[notmuch-wiki] / emacstips.mdwn

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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ or
 
 to your .emacs file.
 
-## Controlling external handlers for attachements
+## Controlling external handlers for attachments
 
 You can choose e.g. which pdf viewer to invoke from notmuch-show mode by
 adding a .mailcap file in your home directory. Here is an example:
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ available:
             cc -o addrlookup addrlookup.c `pkg-config --cflags --libs gobject-2.0` -lnotmuch
 
   * Shell/fgrep/perl combination [nottoomuch-addresses.sh](https://github.com/domo141/nottoomuch/blob/master/nottoomuch-addresses.rst).
-    This tools maintains it's own address "database" gathered from email
+    This tools maintains its own address "database" gathered from email
     files notmuch knows and search from that "database" is done by `fgrep(1)`.
 
   * python/sqlite combination [notmuch-abook](https://github.com/guyzmo/notmuch-abook/)
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ address.
 
 ## How to sign/encrypt messages with gpg
 
-Messages can by signed using gpg by invoking
+Messages can be signed using gpg by invoking
 `M-x mml-secure-sign-pgpmime` (or `M-x mml-secure-encrypt-pgpmime`).
 These functions are available via the standard `message-mode` keybindings
 `C-c C-m s p` and `C-c C-m c p`. To sign outgoing mail by default, use the
@@ -718,6 +718,13 @@ In Debian and derivatives,
 
     (add-to-list 'load-path "/usr/share/org-mode/lisp")
 
+In NixOS, using `emacsWithPackages (epkgs: [ epkgs.orgPackages.org-plus-contrib ])`,
+
+    (loop for p in load-path
+          do (if (file-accessible-directory-p p)
+                 (let ((m (directory-files-recursively p "^org-notmuch.el$")))
+                      (if m (add-to-list 'load-path (file-name-directory (car m)))))))
+
 Then
 
     (require 'org-notmuch)
@@ -794,7 +801,7 @@ Add a new entry with "Function returning the URL:" set to:
                                   "-f" "%{id}"))))
 
 Replacing `http://patchwork.example.com/patch/`, `/path/to/pwclient`, and
-`the-project` appropiately. You should now be able to stash the Patchwork URL
+`the-project` appropriately. You should now be able to stash the Patchwork URL
 using `c l`.
 
 Going further, if the patch has been committed, you can get the commit hash with
@@ -819,3 +826,16 @@ can turn the commit hash into a URL pointing there, for example:
                                   "-m" (concat "<" message-id ">")
                                   "-n" "1"
                                   "-f" "%{commit_ref}"))))
+
+## Never forget attachments
+
+Very often we forget to actually attach the file when we send an email
+that's supposed to have an attachment. Did this never happen to you?
+If not, then it will.
+
+There is a hook out there that checks the content of the email for
+keywords and warns you before the email is sent out if there's no
+attachment. This is currently work in progress, but you can already
+add the hook to your `~/.emacs.d/notmuch-config.el` file to test
+it. Details available (and feedback welcome) in the [relevant
+discussion](https://notmuchmail.org/pipermail/notmuch/2018/026414.html).