\input texinfo.tex
@setfilename mime-en.info
-@settitle{FLIM 1.8 Manual about MIME Features}
+@settitle{FLIM 1.9 Manual about MIME Features}
@titlepage
-@title FLIM 1.8 Manual about MIME Features
+@title FLIM 1.9 Manual about MIME Features
@author MORIOKA Tomohiko <morioka@@jaist.ac.jp>
@subtitle 1998/07/01
@end titlepage
@node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir)
-@top FLIM 1.8 Manual about MIME Features
+@top FLIM 1.9 Manual about MIME Features
@ifinfo
@end defun
-@defun mime-parse-message &optional default-ctl node-id
-
-Parse current buffer as message, and return the result as mime-entity.
-@end defun
-
-
-@defun mime-parse-buffer &optional buffer
+@defun mime-parse-buffer &optional buffer type
Parse @var{buffer} as message, and set the result to buffer local
variable @code{mime-message-structure} of @var{buffer} as
mime-entity.@refill
-If @var{buffer} is omitted, current buffer is used.
+If @var{buffer} is omitted, current buffer is used.@refill
+
+@var{type} is representation-type of created
+mime-entity. (cf. @ref{mm-backend}) Default value is @var{buffer}.
@end defun
@end defun
-@defun mime-entity-encoding entity
+@defun mime-entity-encoding entity &optional default-encoding
Return content-transfer-encoding of @var{entity}.
-(cf. @ref{Content-Transfer-Encoding})
+(cf. @ref{Content-Transfer-Encoding}) @refill
+
+If the @var{entity} does not have Content-Transfer-Encoding field, this
+function returns @var{default-encoding}. If it is nil, @code{"7bit"} is
+used as default value.
@end defun
@cindex entity \e$B=hM}\e(B method
@cindex representation-type
-Entity \e$B$OCj>]2=$5$l$?%G!<%?I=8=$G!"<B:]$N%G!<%?I=8=$H$7$F$OMQES$K1~$8$F\e(B
-\e$B$5$^$6$^$J$b$N$,MxMQ$G$-$k$h$&$K@_7W$5$l$F$$$^$9!#\e(B@refill
+Entity is an abstraction. It is designed to use various data
+representations for their purposes.@refill
-\e$B$3$3$G!"\e(Bentity \e$B$,$I$&$$$&<oN`$NI=8=$r9T$C$F$$$k$+$r<($9$N$,\e(B
-@strong{representation-type} \e$B$G!"\e(Bentity \e$B$r@8@.$9$k;~$K$O$3$l$r;XDj$7$^$9!#\e(B
-(cf. @ref{Entity Creation}) @refill
+Each entity has @strong{representation-type}. It must be specified when
+an entity is created. (cf. @ref{Entity Creation}) @refill
\e$BA0@a$^$G$K=R$Y$FMh$?\e(B entity \e$B$KBP$9$k=hM}$O!"\e(Bentity \e$B$KBP$7$F$=$N=hM}$r0M\e(B
\e$BMj$9$k$3$H$K$h$C$F<B8=$5$l$F$$$^$9!#\e(BEntity \e$B$O<+J,$N\e(B representation-type