(Selecting a Group): Explain in more detail, what a

prefix arg means for SPC.  Refer people to M-g command from
summary buffer.  Kudos to Paul Repacholi <prep@prep.synonet.com>
and Dan Jacobson <jidanni@kimo.com.tw> for suggesting this.

diff --git a/texi/ChangeLog b/texi/ChangeLog
index aef8fad..e0e6ad1 100644 (file)
--- a/texi/ChangeLog
+++ b/texi/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2000-12-30  Kai Gro\e,A_\e(Bjohann  <Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE>
+
+       * gnus.texi (Selecting a Group): Explain in more detail, what a
+       prefix arg means for SPC.  Refer people to M-g command from
+       summary buffer.  Kudos to Paul Repacholi <prep@prep.synonet.com>
+       and Dan Jacobson <jidanni@kimo.com.tw> for suggesting this.
+
 2000-12-29 21:43:20  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
 
        * message.texi (Spelling): New.

diff --git a/texi/gnus.texi b/texi/gnus.texi
index b988a64..ba12f5d 100644 (file)
--- a/texi/gnus.texi
+++ b/texi/gnus.texi
@@ -1933,6 +1933,14 @@ determines the number of articles Gnus will fetch.  If @var{N} is
 positive, Gnus fetches the @var{N} newest articles, if @var{N} is
 negative, Gnus fetches the @code{abs(@var{N})} oldest articles.
 
+Thus, @kbd{SPC} enters the group normally, @kbd{C-u SPC} offers old
+articles, @kbd{C-u 4 2 SPC} fetches the 42 newest articles, and @kbd{C-u
+- 4 2 SPC} fetches the 42 oldest ones.
+
+When you are in the group (in the Summary buffer), you can type
+@kbd{M-g} to fetch new articles, or @kbd{C-u M-g} to also show the old
+ones.
+
 @item RET
 @kindex RET (Group)
 @findex gnus-group-select-group