Re: Suggestion: composing mails while in *Group*

[Steinar Bang <sb@dod.no>]

>>>>> Deepak Goel <deego@glue.umd.edu>:

> If i type "a" for article when in *Group* buffer, i am put into a
> *mail* but with the newsgroup field not filled in..

> Wouldn't it be nice if gnus fills in the newsgroup at which the
> point currently resides in the *Group* buffer..  And if the point
> happens to be on a *mail* buffer, then gnus could choose the
> newsgroup nearest to point..

Does `C-u a' do what you want?

> Similarly, context-sensitive filling in of "To:" when pressing m for
> mails would be cool too..

Does `C-u a' on a mail group with to-address set in the group
parameters do what you want?

In addition `C-u m' on a group will create an email with an empty
"To:" field, and with the "From:" field determined by posting-styles
for the group under the cursor.

> And of course, if someone does not like that, there could  be a
> variable that could turn these featured off..