Jumbled group buffer

Jumbled group buffer

[Harry Putnam]

I've been noticing lately with my recent (2wks) cvs, something I don't
rembember being like this before.  I use tic and dormant a lot so in
my group buffer I'll see an `*' at the left of groups with something
ticked or dormant.  Now my group buffer looks jumbled due to a on char
indent on the groups with the asterisk.

I don't remember it looking like that before.  Or is this something
I've inadvertantly activated.

*      18: nnml:seawolf
       5: nnml:secd
*       0: nnml:slrn
      12: nnml:time
*       0: nnml:system
     146: nndir:/mnt/pack/Mail/texi
      37: nndir:/mnt/pack/Mail/texi2
*       0: nnml:ucsb
*       0: nnvirtual:ptw+
       0: nnml:cron
     122: nnml:cron_fetchall
       1: nnml:cron_misc


Seem like it used to appear with all nnml lined up at the first n
regardless of Asterisk.

Re: Jumbled group buffer

[ShengHuo ZHU]

Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

> I've been noticing lately with my recent (2wks) cvs, something I don't
> rembember being like this before.  I use tic and dormant a lot so in
> my group buffer I'll see an `*' at the left of groups with something
> ticked or dormant.  Now my group buffer looks jumbled due to a on char
> indent on the groups with the asterisk.
> 
> I don't remember it looking like that before.  Or is this something
> I've inadvertantly activated.
> 
> *      18: nnml:seawolf
>        5: nnml:secd
> *       0: nnml:slrn
>       12: nnml:time
> *       0: nnml:system
>      146: nndir:/mnt/pack/Mail/texi
>       37: nndir:/mnt/pack/Mail/texi2
> *       0: nnml:ucsb
> *       0: nnvirtual:ptw+
>        0: nnml:cron
>      122: nnml:cron_fetchall
>        1: nnml:cron_misc
> 
> 
> Seem like it used to appear with all nnml lined up at the first n
> regardless of Asterisk.

It works for me.  What is your gnus-group-line-format?

ShengHuo

Re: Jumbled group buffer

[Harry Putnam]

ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu> writes:

> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
> 
> > I've been noticing lately with my recent (2wks) cvs, something I don't
> > rembember being like this before.  I use tic and dormant a lot so in
> > my group buffer I'll see an `*' at the left of groups with something
> > ticked or dormant.  Now my group buffer looks jumbled due to a on char
> > indent on the groups with the asterisk.
> > 
> > I don't remember it looking like that before.  Or is this something
> > I've inadvertantly activated.
> > 
> > *      18: nnml:seawolf
> >        5: nnml:secd
> > *       0: nnml:slrn
> >       12: nnml:time
> > *       0: nnml:system
> >      146: nndir:/mnt/pack/Mail/texi
> >       37: nndir:/mnt/pack/Mail/texi2
> > *       0: nnml:ucsb
> > *       0: nnvirtual:ptw+
> >        0: nnml:cron
> >      122: nnml:cron_fetchall
> >        1: nnml:cron_misc
> > 
> > 
> > Seem like it used to appear with all nnml lined up at the first n
> > regardless of Asterisk.
> 
> It works for me.  What is your gnus-group-line-format?

I don't think I've changed this for quite a long time.
But memory isn't all that reliable.

(setq gnus-group-line-format"%M%S%p%P%5y: %(%g%)%l\n")

Re: Jumbled group buffer

[ShengHuo ZHU]

Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

> ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu> writes:
> 
>> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
>> 
>> > I've been noticing lately with my recent (2wks) cvs, something I don't
>> > rembember being like this before.  I use tic and dormant a lot so in
>> > my group buffer I'll see an `*' at the left of groups with something
>> > ticked or dormant.  Now my group buffer looks jumbled due to a on char
>> > indent on the groups with the asterisk.
>> > 
>> > I don't remember it looking like that before.  Or is this something
>> > I've inadvertantly activated.
>> > 
>> > *      18: nnml:seawolf
>> >        5: nnml:secd
>> > *       0: nnml:slrn
>> >       12: nnml:time
>> > *       0: nnml:system
>> >      146: nndir:/mnt/pack/Mail/texi
>> >       37: nndir:/mnt/pack/Mail/texi2
>> > *       0: nnml:ucsb
>> > *       0: nnvirtual:ptw+
>> >        0: nnml:cron
>> >      122: nnml:cron_fetchall
>> >        1: nnml:cron_misc
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Seem like it used to appear with all nnml lined up at the first n
>> > regardless of Asterisk.
>> 
>> It works for me.  What is your gnus-group-line-format?
> 
> I don't think I've changed this for quite a long time.
> But memory isn't all that reliable.
> 
> (setq gnus-group-line-format"%M%S%p%P%5y: %(%g%)%l\n")

I don't get the clue. Maybe `M-x gnus-compile RET' helps a little.

ShengHuo

Re: Jumbled group buffer

[Harry Putnam]

ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu> writes:

> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
> 
> > ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu> writes:
> > 
> >> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
> >> 
> >> > I've been noticing lately with my recent (2wks) cvs, something I don't
> >> > rembember being like this before.  I use tic and dormant a lot so in
> >> > my group buffer I'll see an `*' at the left of groups with something
> >> > ticked or dormant.  Now my group buffer looks jumbled due to a on char
> >> > indent on the groups with the asterisk.
> >> > 
> >> > I don't remember it looking like that before.  Or is this something
> >> > I've inadvertantly activated.
> >> > 
> >> > *      18: nnml:seawolf
> >> >        5: nnml:secd
> >> > *       0: nnml:slrn
> >> >       12: nnml:time
> >> > *       0: nnml:system
> >> >      146: nndir:/mnt/pack/Mail/texi
> >> >       37: nndir:/mnt/pack/Mail/texi2
> >> > *       0: nnml:ucsb
> >> > *       0: nnvirtual:ptw+
> >> >        0: nnml:cron
> >> >      122: nnml:cron_fetchall
> >> >        1: nnml:cron_misc
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > Seem like it used to appear with all nnml lined up at the first n
> >> > regardless of Asterisk.
> >> 
> >> It works for me.  What is your gnus-group-line-format?
> > 
> > I don't think I've changed this for quite a long time.
> > But memory isn't all that reliable.
> > 
> > (setq gnus-group-line-format"%M%S%p%P%5y: %(%g%)%l\n")
> 
> I don't get the clue. Maybe `M-x gnus-compile RET' helps a little.

ShengHuo, What am I supposed to see?  I don't notice anything.

Re: Jumbled group buffer

[Kai Großjohann]

On 21 Jul 2001, Harry Putnam wrote:

> ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu> writes:
> 
>> I don't get the clue. Maybe `M-x gnus-compile RET' helps a little.
> 
> ShengHuo, What am I supposed to see?  I don't notice anything.

If you have (gnus-compile) in your ~/.gnus and then subsequently
change gnus-group-line-format, this change will not have any effect at
all, until you type M-x gnus-compile RET.

Of course, if you don't have (gnus-compile) in your .gnus file, then
ShengHuo's suggestion does not apply.

I'm also flabbergasted as to what you might be seeing.

kai
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Re: Jumbled group buffer

[ShengHuo ZHU]

Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

> ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu> writes:
> 
>> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
>> 
>> > ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu> writes:
>> > 
>> >> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
>> >> 
>> >> > I've been noticing lately with my recent (2wks) cvs, something I don't
>> >> > rembember being like this before.  I use tic and dormant a lot so in
>> >> > my group buffer I'll see an `*' at the left of groups with something
>> >> > ticked or dormant.  Now my group buffer looks jumbled due to a on char
>> >> > indent on the groups with the asterisk.
>> >> > 
>> >> > I don't remember it looking like that before.  Or is this something
>> >> > I've inadvertantly activated.
>> >> > 
>> >> > *      18: nnml:seawolf
>> >> >        5: nnml:secd
>> >> > *       0: nnml:slrn
>> >> >       12: nnml:time
>> >> > *       0: nnml:system
>> >> >      146: nndir:/mnt/pack/Mail/texi
>> >> >       37: nndir:/mnt/pack/Mail/texi2
>> >> > *       0: nnml:ucsb
>> >> > *       0: nnvirtual:ptw+
>> >> >        0: nnml:cron
>> >> >      122: nnml:cron_fetchall
>> >> >        1: nnml:cron_misc
>> >> > 
>> >> > 
>> >> > Seem like it used to appear with all nnml lined up at the first n
>> >> > regardless of Asterisk.
>> >> 
>> >> It works for me.  What is your gnus-group-line-format?
>> > 
>> > I don't think I've changed this for quite a long time.
>> > But memory isn't all that reliable.
>> > 
>> > (setq gnus-group-line-format"%M%S%p%P%5y: %(%g%)%l\n")
>> 
>> I don't get the clue. Maybe `M-x gnus-compile RET' helps a little.
> 
> ShengHuo, What am I supposed to see?  I don't notice anything.

I have no idea. My wild guess is that your gnus-group.el is corrupted.
Try to check out a new gnus-group.el and compile.  If it doesn't work,
I am at the end of the rope.

ShengHuo

Re: Jumbled group buffer

[Harry Putnam]

ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu> writes:

> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
> 
> > ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu> writes:
> > 
> >> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
> >> 
> >> > ShengHuo ZHU <zsh@cs.rochester.edu> writes:
> >> > 
> >> >> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
> >> >> 
> >> >> > I've been noticing lately with my recent (2wks) cvs, something I don't
> >> >> > rembember being like this before.  I use tic and dormant a lot so in
> >> >> > my group buffer I'll see an `*' at the left of groups with something
> >> >> > ticked or dormant.  Now my group buffer looks jumbled due to a on char
> >> >> > indent on the groups with the asterisk.
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > I don't remember it looking like that before.  Or is this something
> >> >> > I've inadvertantly activated.
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > *      18: nnml:seawolf
> >> >> >        5: nnml:secd
> >> >> > *       0: nnml:slrn
> >> >> >       12: nnml:time
> >> >> > *       0: nnml:system
> >> >> >      146: nndir:/mnt/pack/Mail/texi
> >> >> >       37: nndir:/mnt/pack/Mail/texi2
> >> >> > *       0: nnml:ucsb
> >> >> > *       0: nnvirtual:ptw+
> >> >> >        0: nnml:cron
> >> >> >      122: nnml:cron_fetchall
> >> >> >        1: nnml:cron_misc
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > Seem like it used to appear with all nnml lined up at the first n
> >> >> > regardless of Asterisk.
> >> >> 
> >> >> It works for me.  What is your gnus-group-line-format?
> >> > 
> >> > I don't think I've changed this for quite a long time.
> >> > But memory isn't all that reliable.
> >> > 
> >> > (setq gnus-group-line-format"%M%S%p%P%5y: %(%g%)%l\n")
> >> 
> >> I don't get the clue. Maybe `M-x gnus-compile RET' helps a little.
> > 
> > ShengHuo, What am I supposed to see?  I don't notice anything.
> 
> I have no idea. My wild guess is that your gnus-group.el is corrupted.
> Try to check out a new gnus-group.el and compile.  If it doesn't work,
> I am at the end of the rope.

Turned out to be a font problem.  Maybe peculiar to emacs-21, but only
because I don't think 20.7 was actually loading the font listed in
.Xdefaults whereas emacs-21 was.

emacs*font: -misc-fixed-bold-*-*-*-*-140-75-*-*-*-*-*
Was causing the problem.

This fixed it:
emacs*font: -misc-fixed-bold-*-*-*-*-120-100-*-c-*-*-*