update docs and added NEWS file

3 files changed, 31 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5bc1ee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+0.11
+
+This minor release is mostly bug fixes and some small features.
+I wanted to release a more stable and usable version before I start
+hacking on a thread view rewrite.
+
+* renamed config section [tag translate] to [tag-translate]
+* docs: more elaborate API docs, INSTALL and USAGE as markdown in github wiki
+* more compact header displays in thread view
+* command-line history (for one session)
+* editor file encoding is now user configurable
+* signatures for outgoing mails per account
+* optional display of message content in search results
+* config option for strftime formating of timestamps
+
+* fix parse multiline headers from edited tempfile
+* fix reply to unusually formated mails (e.g. no recipient)
+* fix lots of encoding issues
+* handle extra wide characters in tag widgets
+* fixes in ui.prompt
+* fix storing outgoing mails to sent_box
+* more liberal header encoding for outgoing mails
+* use mimetype lib to guess right content-type of attachments
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 27a1e21b..dddea179 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The API docs for the current master branch are [here][api].
 the `docs` directory contains their sources.
 
 Do comment on the code or file issues! I'm curious what you think of it.
-Talk to me in #notmuch@Freenode.
+You can talk to me in #notmuch@Freenode.
 
 Current features include:
 -------------------------
diff --git a/USAGE b/USAGE
index 0c4f5608..b0edf3d0 100644
--- a/USAGE
+++ b/USAGE
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ Just like offlineimap or notmuch itself, alot reads a config file in the "INI" s
 It consists of some sections whose names are given in square brackets, followed by
 key-value pairs that use "=" or ":" as separator, ';' and '#' are comment-prefixes.
 
-The default location for the config file is ~/.alot.rc.
-You can find a complete example config in data/example.full.rc.
+The default location for the config file is `~/.alot.rc`.
+You can find a complete example config in `data/example.full.rc`.
 Here is a key for the interpreted sections:
 
     [general]
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ I use this for my uni-account:
     sendmail_command = msmtp --account=uoe -t
     sent_box = maildir:///home/pazz/mail/uoe/Sent
     draft_box = maildir:///home/pazz/mail/uoe/Drafts
+    signature = ~/my_uni_vcard.vcs
+    signature_filename = p.totzke.vcs
 
 Caution: Sending mails is only supported via sendmail for now. If you want
 to use a sendmail command different from `sendmail`, specify it as `sendmail_command`.
@@ -111,6 +113,9 @@ to use a sendmail command different from `sendmail`, specify it as `sendmail_com
 after successfully sending them. You can use mbox, maildir, mh, babyl and mmdf
 in the protocol part of the url.
 
+The file specified by `signature` is attached to all outgoing mails from this account, optionally renamed to
+`signature_filename`.
+
 Hooks
 -----
 Before and after every command execution, alot calls this commands pre/post hook: