@cindex MH profile component, @samp{Path:}
Your MH environment includes your @dfn{MH profile} which is found in
-the file @file{~/.mh_profile}. This file contains a number of @dfn{MH
+the file @file{~/.mh_profile}, or the file named in the environment
+variable @samp{$MH}. This file contains a number of @dfn{MH
profile components}. For example, the @samp{Path:} MH profile
component contains the path to your mail directory, which is
@file{~/Mail} by default.
First, MH-E will not work if your scan lines do not include message
numbers. It will work poorly if you don't dedicate a column for
showing the current message and notations. It is also best to keep the
-first column empty so that text isn't obscured by the current
-message's overlay arrow when running in a terminal. You won't be able
-to use the option @code{mh-adaptive-cmd-note-flag} or the threading
-features (@pxref{Threading}).
+first column empty to make room for the cursor and so that text isn't
+obscured by the current message's overlay arrow when running in a
+terminal. You won't be able to use the option
+@code{mh-adaptive-cmd-note-flag} or the threading features
+(@pxref{Threading}).
@cindex message numbers
@findex mh-set-cmd-note