2001-02-14 15:00:00 ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu>

	* gnus.texi (Group Parameters): Add.

diff --git a/texi/ChangeLog b/texi/ChangeLog
index d816b9b..db24711 100644 (file)
--- a/texi/ChangeLog
+++ b/texi/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-02-14 15:00:00  ShengHuo ZHU  <zsh@cs.rochester.edu>
+
+       * gnus.texi (Group Parameters): Add.
+
 2001-02-11 13:00:00  ShengHuo ZHU  <zsh@cs.rochester.edu>
 
        * gnus.texi (Choosing Commands): Move `G j' here.

diff --git a/texi/gnus.texi b/texi/gnus.texi
index aff8e1b..484a217 100644 (file)
--- a/texi/gnus.texi
+++ b/texi/gnus.texi
@@ -2538,6 +2538,9 @@ the dot is the key, while the thing after the dot is the value.  All the
 parameters have this form @emph{except} local variable specs, which are
 not dotted pairs, but proper lists.
 
+Some parameters have correspondant customizable variables, each of which
+is an alist of regexps and values.
+
 The following group parameters can be used:
 
 @table @code
@@ -2562,6 +2565,8 @@ the articles from a mail-to-news gateway.  Posting directly to this
 group is therefore impossible---you have to send mail to the mailing
 list address instead.
 
+See also @code{gnus-parameter-to-address-alist}.
+
 @item to-list
 @cindex to-list
 Address used when doing @kbd{a} in that group.
@@ -2584,6 +2589,8 @@ If you do an @kbd{a} command in a mail group and you don't have a
 @code{to-list} group parameter, one will be added automatically upon
 sending the message.
 
+See also @code{gnus-parameter-to-list-alist}.
+
 @item visible
 @cindex visible
 If the group parameter list has the element @code{(visible . t)},
@@ -2626,6 +2633,8 @@ If the group parameter has an element that looks like @code{(auto-expire
 . t)}, all articles read will be marked as expirable.  For an
 alternative approach, @pxref{Expiring Mail}.
 
+See also @code{gnus-auto-expirable-newsgroups}.
+
 @item total-expire
 @cindex total-expire
 If the group parameter has an element that looks like
@@ -2634,6 +2643,8 @@ expiry process, even if they are not marked as expirable.  Use with
 caution.  Unread, ticked and dormant articles are not eligible for
 expiry.
 
+See also @code{gnus-total-expirable-newsgroups}.
+
 @item expiry-wait
 @cindex expiry-wait
 @vindex nnmail-expiry-wait-function
@@ -2685,19 +2696,14 @@ Elements that look like @code{(charset . iso-8859-1)} will make
 @code{iso-8859-1} the default charset; that is, the charset that will be
 used for all articles that do not specify a charset.
 
-@item (@var{variable} @var{form})
-You can use the group parameters to set variables local to the group you
-are entering.  If you want to turn threading off in @samp{news.answers},
-you could put @code{(gnus-show-threads nil)} in the group parameters of
-that group.  @code{gnus-show-threads} will be made into a local variable
-in the summary buffer you enter, and the form @code{nil} will be
-@code{eval}ed there.
+See also @code{gnus-group-charset-alist}.
 
-This can also be used as a group-specific hook function, if you'd like.
-If you want to hear a beep when you enter a group, you could put
-something like @code{(dummy-variable (ding))} in the parameters of that
-group.  @code{dummy-variable} will be set to the result of the
-@code{(ding)} form, but who cares?
+@item ignored-charsets
+Elements that look like @code{(ignored-charsets x-known iso-8859-1)}
+will make @code{iso-8859-1} and @code{x-unknown} ignored; that is, the
+default charset will be used for decoding articles.
+
+See also @code{gnus-group-ignored-charsets-alist}.
 
 @item posting-style
 You can store additional posting style information for this group only
@@ -2723,6 +2729,20 @@ that matches the regular expression "regex" to be stripped. Instead of
 last signature or any of the elements of the alist
 @code{gnus-article-banner-alist}.
 
+@item (@var{variable} @var{form})
+You can use the group parameters to set variables local to the group you
+are entering.  If you want to turn threading off in @samp{news.answers},
+you could put @code{(gnus-show-threads nil)} in the group parameters of
+that group.  @code{gnus-show-threads} will be made into a local variable
+in the summary buffer you enter, and the form @code{nil} will be
+@code{eval}ed there.
+
+This can also be used as a group-specific hook function, if you'd like.
+If you want to hear a beep when you enter a group, you could put
+something like @code{(dummy-variable (ding))} in the parameters of that
+group.  @code{dummy-variable} will be set to the result of the
+@code{(ding)} form, but who cares?
+
 @end table
 
 Use the @kbd{G p} or the @kbd{G c} command to edit group parameters of a
@@ -7994,7 +8014,7 @@ hierarchy uses @code{iso-2022-jp-2}.
 
 @vindex gnus-group-charset-alist
 This knowledge is encoded in the @code{gnus-group-charset-alist}
-variable, which is an alist of regexps (to match group names) and
+variable, which is an alist of regexps (to match full group names) and
 default charsets to be used when reading these groups.
 
 In addition, some people do use soi-disant @sc{mime}-aware agents that