Re: gnus-registry-split-fancy-with-parent

[Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com>]

On Wed, 29 Oct 2003, colman@ppllc.com wrote:

>>>>>> "TZ" == Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> writes:
> 
>    TZ> On Wed, 29 Oct 2003, colman@ppllc.com wrote:
>    >> I tried using this and gnus crashed out.  What is the correct
>    >> way use this function?
>    >> 
>    >> gnus-registry is apparently not loaded by default so I
>    >> 'require' it early on in my .gnus file (right after I (require
>    >> 'spam).
> 
>    TZ> That's not enough, you need to do (gnus-registry-initialize).
>    TZ> The registry won't be a Gnus feature formally until after the
>    TZ> current release is out of beta, that's why it's not in the
>    TZ> manual.
> 
> I should do (gnus-registry-initialize) right after I 'require' it,
> correct?

I'm pretty sure you don't need to 'require' anything because of the
magic of autoloading, and it works that way for me.

> When the registry is initilalized, it tracks where all articles have
> been filed?  And that's what allows
> (gnus-registry-split-fancy-with-parent) to know what to do?  

Yes.

> Why doesn't that cause alot of unacceptable overhead?

Well, you can look at the source if you are interested in that level
of detail.  Basically we keep a fast index of the article IDs and the
groups they are in.

>    TZ> No, this is fine.  You may also want tracking by subject, but
>    TZ> that's optional and experimental.
> 
> How would one do that?

Do M-x customize-group gnus-registry and you'll see that option and
some others.  Subject tracking is in CVS only, I think.

>    TZ> Usually, yes, this will group threads together.  It doesn't
>    TZ> work with some MUAs that don't preserve the References
>    TZ> header, though.
> 
> But nothiung bad would happen, right?  It would just not be split
> where I might have wanted it go, right?

Right, it will go to the next splitting rule.

> I think the latest gnus package (as available through XEmacs) is
> 5.10.2.  Will the registry be part of 5.10.3?  Will there be a
> 5.10.3?

I'm not sure about the exact release plans.  In the worst case, you
can always get just gnus-registry.el from CVS - it doesn't depend on
anything and nothing depends on it.  I think it will be a part of
Gnus, though.

Ted