Merge branch 'feature/ui-state-persistence'

Persistence cluster from the post-0.1.0 usability backlog: window,
splitter and column geometry survive restart, the message pane owns its
zoom and remembers it, and the startup query is chosen by name instead
of by alphabetical accident.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37ea3c9..55b4f50 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ identity.
 ; Optional. Omit to let notmuch resolve its own config, which is what keeps
 ; the GUI and the CLI pointed at one database.
 ; notmuch_config = /home/you/.notmuch-config
+; Optional. Starting zoom of the message pane, 0.5 to 3.0. Only the starting
+; point: once you zoom with Ctrl+wheel or Ctrl+/Ctrl-, that is remembered
+; separately and this value no longer applies.
+; message_zoom = 1.0
+; Optional. Which [queries] entry to open at startup, by name. Defaults to
+; Unread. Falls back to the first saved query if no query by this name
+; exists, and warns if you named one explicitly.
+; startup_query = Unread
 
 [sync]
 ; Optional. Omit and the Sync button disables itself with a tooltip.
@@ -121,7 +129,8 @@ k = prev_thread
 
 Saved-query buttons appear in alphabetical order rather than file order:
 QSettings returns keys sorted, and preserving file order would mean
-hand-rolling an INI parser.
+hand-rolling an INI parser. Which query opens at startup is therefore a
+separate setting, `[general] startup_query`, rather than "the first one".
 
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