2001-01-09 Michael Downes <mjd@ams.org>

	* gnus-sum.el (gnus-summary-read-group-1): More useful message.

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 77d64ed..c7409c9 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-01-09  Michael Downes <mjd@ams.org>
+
+       * gnus-sum.el (gnus-summary-read-group-1): More useful message.
+
 2001-01-08 23:00:00  ShengHuo ZHU  <zsh@cs.rochester.edu>
 
        * nnmail.el (nnmail-get-new-mail): Find group only if file is not

diff --git a/lisp/gnus-sum.el b/lisp/gnus-sum.el
index 8827f14..c1dd161 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/gnus-sum.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus-sum.el
@@ -2977,7 +2977,10 @@ If NO-DISPLAY, don't generate a summary buffer."
              (gnus-group-jump-to-group group)
              (gnus-group-next-unread-group 1))
          (gnus-handle-ephemeral-exit quit-config)))
-      (gnus-message 3 "Can't select group")
+      (let ((grpinfo (gnus-get-info group)))
+        (if (null (gnus-info-read grpinfo))
+            (gnus-message 3 "Group %s contains no messages" group)
+          (gnus-message 3 "Can't select group")))
       nil)
      ;; The user did a `C-g' while prompting for number of articles,
      ;; so we exit this group.