Re: Changes to pick mode keymaps due to summary mode overlap

Re: Changes to pick mode keymaps due to summary mode overlap

[Rajappa Iyer]

Kurt Swanson <ksw@dna.lth.se> writes:

> Rajappa Iyer <rajappa@mindspring.com> writes:
> > Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> 
> > > Rajappa Iyer <rajappa@mindspring.com> writes:
> 
> > > > > 	* gnus-salt.el (gnus-pick-mode-map): Moved keys around to avoid
> > > > > 	shadowing. 
> 
> > > > Any particular reason why this was done?  Now there is no convenient
> > > > way in pick mode to mark or unmark an entire thread.  
> 
> `T #'.

Perhaps a better solution might be to re-map "." to gnus-pick-thread
if gnus-thread-hide-subtree is not nil (like nn's consolidated menu
option.)  If I need to pick individual articles, I can explode the
thread and mark individual articles. Ideally "u" should also be able
to perform corresponding functions gnus-uu-unmark-thread and
gnus-uu-unmark-as-processable according to whether or not
gnus-thread-hide-subtree is non-nil or not.  This may be more
intuitive if gnus-pick-thread does not show the subtree... but I'm not 
sure if the summary limiting functions will like this.

> 3 - Find new one key codes for the for the problematic pick mode
>     keys.  A few letters have not yet been used in summary, and could
>     be blocked from being used in the future (reserved for a minor
>     mode). Some pick mode users may have to get used to different
>     keys.

This is workable.  Speaking for myself, I'm perfectly happy with the
following functions being available to me with single keystrokes,
namely:

gnus-uu-mark-thread,
gnus-summary-unmark-as-processable / gnus-uu-unmark-thread
gnus-pick-start-reading

With the remapping of "." and "u", this can be achieved.

Ideally, I would also like a single keystroke for
gnus-uu-mark-by-regexp, or perhaps this can be a
gnus-uu-mark-by-sometype which prompts for mark by (r)egion, rege(x)
or (b)uffer.

What do people think?  I'll try to make the changes and post them to
the list for review.

Thanks,
Rajappa
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