Re: Bug in topic

[Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka@jpl.org>]

Hi,

I've fixed it in CVS.

>>>>> In <b9yisnilqdb.fsf@jpl.org> Katsumi Yamaoka wrote:

> Hi,

> Someone reported in the Semi-gnus list that setting the
> `gnus-topic-display-empty-topics' variable to nil is quite
> dangerous.

> Assume that there are two topics.  One is named "keep", the
> other is for spam articles named "junk", and the topic parameter
> for the "junk" topic contains `(total-expire . t)'.  The groups
> will be displayed in the Group buffer as follows when a user
> types the `L' key:

> [ Gnus -- 5 ]
>   [ keep -- 5 ]
>          5: nnml:foo
>   [ junk -- 0 ]
>          0: nnml:spam

> However, the "junk" topic is not displayed in the Group buffer
> normally since `gnus-topic-display-empty-topics' is nil and there
> is no unread article.  Then, if a user types `j nnml:spam RET',
> the "spam" group will appear in the Group buffer as follows:

> [ Gnus -- 5 ]
>   [ keep -- 5 ]
>   [ junk -- 0 ]
>          0: nnml:spam
>          5: nnml:foo

> The reason why it is dangerous is that the articles contained in
> the nnml:foo group will be expired immediately after reading
> them.  Persons well informed in gnus-topic.el can solve this
> problem easily, can't you? ;-)
> -- 
> Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka@jpl.org>