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-@settitle Gnus 5.6.28 Manual
+@settitle Gnus 5.6.33 Manual
@synindex fn cp
@synindex vr cp
@synindex pg cp
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+\newcommand{\gnusbraceleft}{{$>$}}
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@tex
@titlepage
-@title Gnus 5.6.28 Manual
+@title Gnus 5.6.33 Manual
@author by Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
@page
spool or your mbox file. All at the same time, if you want to push your
luck.
-This manual corresponds to Gnus 5.6.28.
+This manual corresponds to Gnus 5.6.33.
@end ifinfo
background is dark:
@lisp
-(face-spec-set 'my-group-face-1 '((t (:foreground "Red" :bold t))))
-(face-spec-set 'my-group-face-2 '((t (:foreground "SeaGreen" :bold t))))
-(face-spec-set 'my-group-face-3 '((t (:foreground "SpringGreen" :bold t))))
-(face-spec-set 'my-group-face-4 '((t (:foreground "SteelBlue" :bold t))))
-(face-spec-set 'my-group-face-5 '((t (:foreground "SkyBlue" :bold t))))
+(face-spec-set 'my-group-face-1
+ '((t (:foreground "Red" :bold t))))
+(face-spec-set 'my-group-face-2
+ '((t (:foreground "SeaGreen" :bold t))))
+(face-spec-set 'my-group-face-3
+ '((t (:foreground "SpringGreen" :bold t))))
+(face-spec-set 'my-group-face-4
+ '((t (:foreground "SteelBlue" :bold t))))
+(face-spec-set 'my-group-face-5
+ '((t (:foreground "SkyBlue" :bold t))))
(setq gnus-group-highlight
'(((> unread 200) . my-group-face-1)
@kindex F (Group)
@findex gnus-group-find-new-groups
Find new groups and process them (@code{gnus-group-find-new-groups}).
-If given a prefix, use the @code{ask-server} method to query the server
-for new groups.
+With 1 @kbd{C-u}, use the @code{ask-server} method to query the server
+for new groups. With 2 @kbd{C-u}'s, use most complete method possible
+to query the server for new groups, and subscribe the new groups as
+zombies.
@item C-c C-x
@kindex C-c C-x (Group)
. "emacs.SCORE")}; the @samp{Relief} topic has the topic parameter
@code{(score-file . "relief.SCORE")}; and the @samp{Misc} topic has the
topic parameter @code{(score-file . "emacs.SCORE")}. In addition,
-@samp{alt.religion.emacs} has the group parameter @code{(score-file
+@* @samp{alt.religion.emacs} has the group parameter @code{(score-file
. "religion.SCORE")}.
Now, when you enter @samp{alt.sex.emacs} in the @samp{Relief} topic, you
If non-@code{nil}, all the movement commands will try to go to the next
article with the same subject as the current. (@dfn{Same} here might
mean @dfn{roughly equal}. See @code{gnus-summary-gather-subject-limit}
-for details (@pxref{Customizing Threading}).) This variable is not
-particularly useful if you use a threaded display.
+for details (@pxref{Customizing Threading}).) If there are no more
+articles with the same subject, go to the first unread article.
+
+This variable is not particularly useful if you use a threaded display.
@item gnus-summary-check-current
@vindex gnus-summary-check-current
@node Article Highlighting
@subsection Article Highlighting
-@cindex highlight
+@cindex highlighting
Not only do you want your article buffer to look like fruit salad, but
-you want it to look like technicolor fruit salad.
+you want it to look like technicolor fruit salad.
@table @kbd
@item W H a
@kindex W H a (Summary)
@findex gnus-article-highlight
-Highlight the current article (@code{gnus-article-highlight}).
+@findex gnus-article-maybe-highlight
+Do much highlighting of the current article
+(@code{gnus-article-highlight}). This function highlights header, cited
+text, the signature, and adds buttons to the body and the head.
+
+Most users would prefer using @code{gnus-article-maybe-highlight} in
+@code{gnus-article-display-hook} (@pxref{Customizing Articles}) instead.
+This is a bit less agressive---it highlights only the headers, the
+signature and adds buttons.
@item W H h
@kindex W H h (Summary)
@end table
+@xref{Customizing Articles} for how to highlight articles automatically.
+
@node Article Fontisizing
@subsection Article Fontisizing
running the article through the @kbd{W e}
(@code{gnus-article-emphasize}) command.
-@vindex gnus-article-emphasis
+@vindex gnus-emphasis-alist
How the emphasis is computed is controlled by the
-@code{gnus-article-emphasis} variable. This is an alist where the first
+@code{gnus-emphasis-alist} variable. This is an alist where the first
element is a regular expression to be matched. The second is a number
that says what regular expression grouping is used to find the entire
emphasized word. The third is a number that says what regexp grouping
(copy-face 'red 'gnus-emphasis-italic)
@end lisp
+@xref{Customizing Articles} for how to fontize articles automatically.
+
@node Article Hiding
@subsection Article Hiding
@item W W a
@kindex W W a (Summary)
@findex gnus-article-hide
-Do maximum hiding on the summary buffer (@kbd{gnus-article-hide}).
+Do quite a lot of hiding on the article buffer
+(@kbd{gnus-article-hide}). In particular, this function will hide
+headers, PGP, cited text and the signature.
@item W W h
@kindex W W h (Summary)
@table @code
-@item gnus-cite-hide-percentage
-@vindex gnus-cite-hide-percentage
-If the cited text is of a bigger percentage than this variable (default
-50), hide the cited text.
-
-@item gnus-cite-hide-absolute
-@vindex gnus-cite-hide-absolute
-The cited text must have at least this length (default 10) before it
-is hidden.
-
-@item gnus-cited-text-button-line-format
-@vindex gnus-cited-text-button-line-format
+@item gnus-cited-opened-text-button-line-format
+@itemx gnus-cited-closed-text-button-line-format
+@vindex gnus-cited-closed-text-button-line-format
+@vindex gnus-cited-opened-text-button-line-format
Gnus adds buttons to show where the cited text has been hidden, and to
allow toggle hiding the text. The format of the variable is specified
-by this format-like variable (@pxref{Formatting Variables}). These
+by these format-like variable (@pxref{Formatting Variables}). These
specs are valid:
@table @samp
@end table
+@item W W C-c
+@kindex W W C-c (Summary)
+@findex gnus-article-hide-citation-maybe
+
+Hide citation (@code{gnus-article-hide-citation-maybe}) depending on the
+following two variables:
+
+@table @code
+@item gnus-cite-hide-percentage
+@vindex gnus-cite-hide-percentage
+If the cited text is of a bigger percentage than this variable (default
+50), hide the cited text.
+
+@item gnus-cite-hide-absolute
+@vindex gnus-cite-hide-absolute
+The cited text must have at least this length (default 10) before it
+is hidden.
+@end table
+
@item W W C
@kindex W W C (Summary)
@findex gnus-article-hide-citation-in-followups
Also @pxref{Article Highlighting} for further variables for
citation customization.
+@xref{Customizing Articles} for how to hide article elements
+automatically.
+
@node Article Washing
@subsection Article Washing
@end table
+@xref{Customizing Articles} for how to wash articles automatically.
+
@node Article Buttons
@subsection Article Buttons
@end table
+@xref{Customizing Articles} for how to buttonize articles automatically.
+
@node Article Date
@subsection Article Date
@end table
+@xref{Customizing Articles} for how to display the date in your
+preferred format automatically.
+
@node Article Signature
@subsection Article Signature
@table @code
@item empty
Remove all empty headers.
-@item newsgroups
-Remove the @code{Newsgroups} header if it only contains the current group
-name.
@item followup-to
Remove the @code{Followup-To} header if it is identical to the
@code{Newsgroups} header.
@item reply-to
Remove the @code{Reply-To} header if it lists the same address as the
@code{From} header.
+@item newsgroups
+Remove the @code{Newsgroups} header if it only contains the current group
+name.
@item date
Remove the @code{Date} header if the article is less than three days
old.
Remove all @code{To} headers if there are more than one.
@end table
-To include the four first elements, you could say something like;
+To include the four three elements, you could say something like;
@lisp
(setq gnus-boring-article-headers
- '(empty newsgroups followup-to reply-to))
+ '(empty followup-to reply-to))
@end lisp
This is also the default value for this variable.
treatment of the article before it is displayed.
@findex gnus-article-maybe-highlight
-By default this hook just contains @code{gnus-article-hide-headers},
-@code{gnus-article-treat-overstrike}, and
-@code{gnus-article-maybe-highlight}, but there are thousands, nay
+@findex gnus-article-maybe-hide-headers
+By default this hook just contains
+@code{gnus-article-maybe-hide-headers},
+@code{gnus-hide-boring-headers}, @code{gnus-article-treat-overstrike},
+and @code{gnus-article-maybe-highlight} (and under XEmacs,
+@code{gnus-article-display-x-face}), but there are thousands, nay
millions, of functions you can put in this hook. For an overview of
functions @pxref{Article Highlighting}, @pxref{Article Hiding},
@pxref{Article Washing}, @pxref{Article Buttons} and @pxref{Article
(signature-file "~/.mail-signature"))))
@end lisp
+
@node Drafts
@section Drafts
@cindex drafts
function with @var{args} given as arguments. The function should return
a SPLIT.
+@item
+@code{nil}: If the split is @code{nil}, it is ignored.
+
@end enumerate
In these splits, @var{FIELD} must match a complete field name.
substitutions in the group names), you can say things like:
@example
-(any "debian-\\(\\w*\\)@@lists.debian.org" "mail.debian.\\1")
+(any "debian-\\b\\(\\w+\\)@@lists.debian.org" "mail.debian.\\1")
@end example
If the string contains the element @samp{\&}, then the previously
-matched string will be substituted. Similarly, the elements @samp{\1}
-up to @samp{\9} will be substituted with the text matched by the
+matched string will be substituted. Similarly, the elements @samp{\\1}
+up to @samp{\\9} will be substituted with the text matched by the
groupings 1 through 9.
@item forward
Forwarded articles.
+@item mime-parts
+MIME multipart messages, besides digests.
+
@item mime-digest
@cindex digest
@cindex MIME digest
@vindex nndoc-article-type
This should be one of @code{mbox}, @code{babyl}, @code{digest},
@code{news}, @code{rnews}, @code{mmdf}, @code{forward}, @code{rfc934},
-@code{rfc822-forward}, @code{mime-digest}, @code{standard-digest},
-@code{slack-digest}, @code{clari-briefs} or @code{guess}.
+@code{rfc822-forward}, @code{mime-parts}, @code{mime-digest},
+@code{standard-digest}, @code{slack-digest}, @code{clari-briefs} or
+@code{guess}.
@item nndoc-post-type
@vindex nndoc-post-type
and a server in Norway, you could use the following as the group regexp:
@example
-"^nntp\\+some\\.server\\.jp:soc\\.motss$\\|^nntp\\+some\\.server\\.no:soc\\.motss$"
+"^nntp\\+server\\.jp:soc\\.motss$\\|^nntp\\+server\\.no:soc\\.motss$"
@end example
(Remember, though, that if you're creating the group with @kbd{G m}, you
@item gnus-category-line-format
@vindex gnus-category-line-format
Format of the lines in the category buffer (@pxref{Formatting
-Variables}). Legal elements are:
+Variables}). Valid elements are:
@table @samp
@item c
Remove the downloading mark from the article
(@code{gnus-agent-unmark-article}).
-@item @@
+@item @@
@kindex @@ (Agent Summary)
@findex gnus-agent-toggle-mark
Toggle whether to download the article (@code{gnus-agent-toggle-mark}).
@lisp
(defun gnus-decay-score (score)
- "Decay SCORE according to `gnus-score-decay-constant' and `gnus-score-decay-scale'."
+ "Decay SCORE.
+This is done according to `gnus-score-decay-constant'
+and `gnus-score-decay-scale'."
(floor
(- score
(* (if (< score 0) 1 -1)
@vindex gnus-picons-piconsearch-url
If you have a permanent connection to the Internet you can use Steve
Kinzler's Picons Search engine by setting
-@code{gnus-picons-piconsearch-url} to the string
+@code{gnus-picons-piconsearch-url} to the string @*
@file{http://www.cs.indiana.edu/picons/search.html}.
@vindex gnus-picons-database
Otherwise you need a local copy of his database. For instructions on
-obtaining and installing the picons databases, point your Web browser at
+obtaining and installing the picons databases, point your Web browser at @*
@file{http://www.cs.indiana.edu/picons/ftp/index.html}. Gnus expects
picons to be installed into a location pointed to by
@code{gnus-picons-database}.
@lisp
(setq gnus-use-picons t)
-(add-hook 'gnus-article-display-hook 'gnus-article-display-picons t)
-(add-hook 'gnus-article-display-hook 'gnus-picons-article-display-x-face)
+(add-hook 'gnus-article-display-hook
+ 'gnus-article-display-picons t)
+(add-hook 'gnus-article-display-hook
+ 'gnus-picons-article-display-x-face)
@end lisp
and make sure @code{gnus-picons-database} points to the directory
Alternatively if you want to use the web piconsearch engine add this:
@lisp
-(setq gnus-picons-piconsearch-url "http://www.cs.indiana.edu:800/piconsearch")
+(setq gnus-picons-piconsearch-url
+ "http://www.cs.indiana.edu:800/piconsearch")
@end lisp
@item gnus-xmas-logo-color-style
@vindex gnus-xmas-logo-color-style
This is the key used to look up the color in the alist described above.
-Legal values include @code{flame}, @code{pine}, @code{moss},
+Valid values include @code{flame}, @code{pine}, @code{moss},
@code{irish}, @code{sky}, @code{tin}, @code{velvet}, @code{grape},
@code{labia}, @code{berry}, @code{neutral}, and @code{september}.
If you are also a lazy net citizen, you will probably prefer complaining
automatically with the @file{gnus-junk.el} package, available FOR FREE
-at @file{<URL:http://stud2.tuwien.ac.at/~e9426626/gnus-junk.html>}.
+at @* @file{<URL:http://stud2.tuwien.ac.at/~e9426626/gnus-junk.html>}.
Since most e-mail spam is sent automatically, this may reconcile the
cosmic balance somewhat.
January 25th 1997 (after 84 releases) as ``Gnus 5.4'' (67 releases).
On September 13th 1997, Quassia Gnus was started and lasted 37
-releases. If was released as ``Gnus 5.6.28' on March 8th 1998.
+releases. If was released as ``Gnus 5.6 on March 8th 1998.
If you happen upon a version of Gnus that has a prefixed name --
``(ding) Gnus'', ``September Gnus'', ``Red Gnus'', ``Quassia Gnus'' --
* ding Gnus:: New things in Gnus 5.0/5.1, the first new Gnus.
* September Gnus:: The Thing Formally Known As Gnus 5.3/5.3.
* Red Gnus:: Third time best---Gnus 5.4/5.5.
-* Quassia Gnus:: Two times two is four, or Gnus 5.6.28.
+* Quassia Gnus:: Two times two is four, or Gnus 5.6.
@end menu
These lists are, of course, just @emph{short} overviews of the
Emphasized text can be properly fontisized:
@lisp
-(add-hook 'gnus-article-display-hook 'gnus-article-emphasize)
+(add-hook 'gnus-article-display-hook
+ 'gnus-article-emphasize)
@end lisp
@end itemize
@node Quassia Gnus
@subsubsection Quassia Gnus
-New features in Gnus 5.6.28:
+New features in Gnus 5.6:
@itemize @bullet
articles aren't displayed.
@item
nndoc should always allocate unique Message-IDs.
-@item
- implement gnus-score-thread
@item
If there are mail groups the first time you use Gnus, Gnus'll
make the mail groups killed.
problem is that archives are spread all over the net, unlike FAQs.
What would be best I suppose is to find the one closest to your site.
-In any case, there is a list of general news group archives at
+In any case, there is a list of general news group archives at @*
ftp://ftp.neosoft.com/pub/users/claird/news.lists/newsgroup_archives.html
many articles in the cache, since it regenerates big parts of the
summary buffer for each article.
+@item
+Implement gnus-batch-brew-soup.
+
@item
Solve the halting problem.
Set this hook to all the available hiding commands:
@lisp
(setq gnus-article-display-hook
- '(gnus-article-hide-headers gnus-article-hide-signature
+ '(gnus-article-hide-headers
+ gnus-article-hide-signature
gnus-article-hide-citation))
@end lisp
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