* gnus-art.el (article-treat-dumbquotes): More doc, provided by

Paul Stevenson <p.stevenson@surrey.ac.uk>

* gnus.texi (Article Washing): Doc addition by Paul Stevenson
<p.stevenson@surrey.ac.uk>.

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 4aa34ef..cf1c854 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-12-21  Kai Gro\e,A_\e(Bjohann  <Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE>
+
+       * gnus-art.el (article-treat-dumbquotes): More doc, provided by
+       Paul Stevenson <p.stevenson@surrey.ac.uk>
+
 2000-12-21 10:00:00  ShengHuo ZHU  <zsh@cs.rochester.edu>
 
        * gnus-ml.el (gnus-mailing-list-mode-map): Use C-c C-n prefix.
@@ -1091,6 +1096,7 @@
        * gnus-group.el (gnus-group-jump-to-group-prompt): New variable by
        Stein Arild Str\e,Ax\e(Bmme.
        (gnus-group-jump-to-group): Use it.
+       (gnus-group-jump-to-group-prompt): Customize.
 
 2000-11-14 10:32:42  ShengHuo ZHU  <zsh@cs.rochester.edu>
 

diff --git a/lisp/gnus-art.el b/lisp/gnus-art.el
index 4141999..1ca2400 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/gnus-art.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus-art.el
@@ -1371,9 +1371,14 @@ always hide."
          (forward-line 1))))))
 
 (defun article-treat-dumbquotes ()
-  "Translate M******** sm*rtq**t*s into proper text.
+  "Translate M****s*** sm*rtq**t*s into proper text.
 Note that this function guesses whether a character is a sm*rtq**t* or
-not, so it should only be used interactively."
+not, so it should only be used interactively.
+
+Sm*rtq**t*s are M****s***'s unilateral extension to the character map
+in an attempt to provide more quoting characters.  If you see
+something like \222 or \264 where you're expecting some kind of
+apostrophe or quotation mark, then try this wash."
   (interactive)
   (article-translate-strings gnus-article-dumbquotes-map))
 

diff --git a/texi/ChangeLog b/texi/ChangeLog
index 9c810db..ab30e8d 100644 (file)
--- a/texi/ChangeLog
+++ b/texi/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-12-21  Kai Gro\e,A_\e(Bjohann  <Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE>
+
+       * gnus.texi (Article Washing): Doc addition by Paul Stevenson
+       <p.stevenson@surrey.ac.uk>.
+
 2000-12-10  Jim Meyering  <meyering@lucent.com>
 
        * Makefile.in (.texi): Use `-I $(srcdir)' with `makeinfo' so that

diff --git a/texi/gnus.texi b/texi/gnus.texi
index 7b46ef7..4b60680 100644 (file)
--- a/texi/gnus.texi
+++ b/texi/gnus.texi
@@ -7372,14 +7372,19 @@ Treat overstrike (@code{gnus-article-treat-overstrike}).
 @findex gnus-article-treat-dumbquotes
 @vindex gnus-article-dumbquotes-map
 @cindex Smartquotes
-@cindex M******** sm*rtq**t*s
+@cindex M****s*** sm*rtq**t*s
 @cindex Latin 1
-Treat M******** sm*rtq**t*s according to
+Treat M****s*** sm*rtq**t*s according to
 @code{gnus-article-dumbquotes-map}
 (@code{gnus-article-treat-dumbquotes}).  Note that this function guesses
 whether a character is a sm*rtq**t* or not, so it should only be used
 interactively.
 
+Sm*rtq**t*s are M****s***'s unilateral extension to the character map in
+an attempt to provide more quoting characters.  If you see something
+like @code{\222} or @code{\264} where you're expecting some kind of
+apostrophe or quotation mark, then try this wash.
+
 @item W w
 @kindex W w (Summary)
 @findex gnus-article-fill-cited-article