+
+
+/**
+ * modest_window_mgr_register_help_id
+ * @self: a #ModestWindowMgr
+ * @win: some window
+ * @help_id: the help_id for this window
+ *
+ * register a help id for a window
+ **/
+void
+modest_window_mgr_register_help_id (ModestWindowMgr *self, GtkWindow *win, const gchar* help_id);
+
+
+/**
+ * modest_window_mgr_get_help_id:
+ * @self: a #ModestWindowMgr
+ * @win: some window
+ *
+ * get the help id for a window; if the window is the main-window and some folder is
+ * selected, it will return the proper help_id for that
+ *
+ * Returns: a help _id
+ **/
+const gchar*
+modest_window_mgr_get_help_id (ModestWindowMgr *self, GtkWindow *win);
+
+
+
+/**
+ * modest_window_mgr_find_registered_header
+ * @self: a #ModestWindowMgr
+ * @header: a valid #TnyHeader
+ *
+ * search for the given uid in both the list of preregistered uids and in the window list;
+ * if it's available in the window list, fill the *win out-param
+ *
+ * returns TRUE if found, FALSE otherwise
+ **/
+gboolean modest_window_mgr_find_registered_header (ModestWindowMgr *self, TnyHeader *header,
+ ModestWindow **win);
+
+
+/**
+ * modest_window_mgr_close_all_windows
+ * @self: a #ModestWindowMgr
+ *
+ * Close all registered windows.
+ **/
+void modest_window_mgr_close_all_windows (ModestWindowMgr *self);
+
+/**
+ * modest_window_mgr_register_header
+ * @self: a #ModestWindowMgr
+ * @header: a valid #TnyHeader
+ * @alt_uid: alternative uid in case @header does not provide one
+ *
+ * register the uid, even before the window is created. thus, we know when
+ * some window creation might already be underway. the uid will automatically be
+ * removed when the window itself will registered
+ *
+ **/
+void modest_window_mgr_register_header (ModestWindowMgr *self, TnyHeader *header, const gchar *alt_uid);
+
+
+/**
+ * modest_window_mgr_unregister_header
+ * @self: a #ModestWindowMgr
+ * @header: a valid #TnyHeader
+ *
+ * unregister the uid. We could need to do that if there is any error
+ * retrieving a message. In that case the window will not be
+ * registered and thus the header will not be removed, so we must do
+ * it manually
+ **/
+void modest_window_mgr_unregister_header (ModestWindowMgr *self, TnyHeader *header);
+