Re: One single function for marking articles?

[Lloyd Zusman <ljz@asfast.com>]

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Lloyd Zusman <ljz@asfast.com> writes:
> 
> > I'm looking for a single gnus function which looks more or less like
> > this:
> > 
> >   (gnus-generic-mark-article SERVER GROUP ARTICLE MARK)
> > 
> > It would put the specified MARK on the specified ARTICLE within the
> > specified GROUP on the specified back-end SERVER.  It would be
> > buffer-safe and thread-safe in the sense that it could be called from
> > within any gnus buffer and any context, and it would set the specified
> > mark without disturbing its current buffer or any of its context.
> 
> No such function exists.  For instance, the actions taken for a group
> that has an active summary buffer would be very different than for a
> group without one.

Fair enough.  Let me focus on a more specific case then:

I have an `nnspool' group, and I want to be able to set specified
marks on specified articles.  If my group has an active summary
buffer, I already know what to do to set the marks I desire, so this
part of the problem is a relative no-brainer.  But could someone
summarize the steps I would have to take to set specified marks on
articles within this `nnspool' group when it *doesn't* have an active
summary buffer?

Or could someone point me to an example where this is actually done?
... or some good documentation about this?

> Such a function would be quite useful, though.

Indeed!

If I can get a handle on how to set marks within a group that doesn't
have an active summary buffer, I think I can then figure out how to
write such a function for the `nnspool' group I'm interested in.

Thanks in advance.

-- 
 Lloyd Zusman
 ljz@asfast.com