From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/69713 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Ted Zlatanov Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Re: One more use for gnus-expert-user Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:38:56 -0500 Organization: =?utf-8?B?0KLQtdC+0LTQvtGAINCX0LvQsNGC0LDQvdC+0LI=?= @ Cienfuegos Message-ID: <87d3w540sv.fsf@lifelogs.com> References: <87wrunmcqy.fsf@mithlond.arda> <87y6eukyay.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87k4qehzir.fsf@mithlond.arda> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1275774029 21000 80.91.229.12 (5 Jun 2010 21:40:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 21:40:29 +0000 (UTC) Cc: ding@gnus.org To: Teemu Likonen Original-X-From: ding-owner+M18104@lists.math.uh.edu Sat Jun 05 23:40:28 2010 connect(): No such file or directory Return-path: Envelope-to: ding-account@gmane.org Original-Received: from util0.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.18]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OL16P-0006lF-37 for ding-account@gmane.org; Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:40:25 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.math.uh.edu) by util0.math.uh.edu with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1OL157-00028P-U6; Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:39:05 -0500 Original-Received: from mx1.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.32]) by util0.math.uh.edu with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1OL155-000286-Uc for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:39:03 -0500 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.231.51]) by mx1.math.uh.edu with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OL154-0000lm-99 for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:39:03 -0500 Original-Received: from blockstar.com ([208.100.47.114] helo=mail.blockstar.com) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1OL153-0007rh-00 for ; Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:39:01 +0200 Original-Received: from heechee (c-98-227-29-141.hsd1.il.comcast.net [98.227.29.141]) by mail.blockstar.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A825BA68724; Sat, 5 Jun 2010 16:39:04 -0500 (CDT) X-Face: bd.DQ~'29fIs`T_%O%C\g%6jW)yi[zuz6;d4V0`@y-~$#3P_Ng{@m+e4o<4P'#(_GJQ%TT= D}[Ep*b!\e,fBZ'j_+#"Ps?s2!4H2-Y"sx" In-Reply-To: <87k4qehzir.fsf@mithlond.arda> (Teemu Likonen's message of "Sat, 05 Jun 2010 07:30:36 +0300") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110011 (No Gnus v0.11) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Spam-Score: -1.9 (-) List-ID: Precedence: bulk Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.general:69713 Archived-At: On Sat, 05 Jun 2010 07:30:36 +0300 Teemu Likonen wrote: TL> * 2010-06-04 21:28 (-0500), Ted Zlatanov wrote: >> On Sat, 29 May 2010 09:40:53 +0300 Teemu Likonen wrote: TL> Here's a patch that implements my suggestion: TL> diff --git i/lisp/gnus/gnus-agent.el w/lisp/gnus/gnus-agent.el >> I'm OK with this (although it's pretty esoteric for most users), but >> the Gnus manual should be updated correspondingly as well. Can you >> include that in your patch? TL> I could but I have no idea what "corresponding update" might mean in TL> this case. The only place where variable gnus-expert-user is mentioned TL> in the manual (in GNU Emacs 23.2) is section 8.2 Interactive: TL> `gnus-expert-user' TL> If this variable is non-`nil', you will seldom be asked any TL> questions by Gnus. It will simply assume you know what you're TL> doing, no matter how strange. (removing emacs-devel for now) Hmm, I could have sworn that variable was covered in more detail. Sorry. Here's a manual change that lists some of the more interesting uses of gnus-expert-user; I omitted the agent expiry. WDYT? Thanks Ted diff --git a/texi/gnus.texi b/texi/gnus.texi index abb84de..a921cc6 100644 --- a/texi/gnus.texi +++ b/texi/gnus.texi @@ -22906,8 +22906,11 @@ default. @item gnus-expert-user @vindex gnus-expert-user If this variable is non-@code{nil}, you will seldom be asked any -questions by Gnus. It will simply assume you know what you're doing, no -matter how strange. +questions by Gnus. It will simply assume you know what you're doing, +no matter how strange. For example, quitting Gnus, exiting a group +without an update, catching up with a group, deleting expired +articles, and replying by mail to a news message will not require +confirmation. @item gnus-interactive-catchup @vindex gnus-interactive-catchup