Re: run `J u' from Group Params

[Harry Putnam <hgp@sbcglobal.net>]

Kevin Greiner <kgreiner@xpediantsolutions.com> writes:

> Harry Putnam <hgp@sbcglobal.net> writes:
>
>> I want to agentize a couple groups without going to the trouble of
>> agentizing there server.  That is, just download with J u when I
>> think about it.  Not have to go thru any bother agentizing the server.
>
> None of the agent command will function on a group whose server is not
> agentized.

I don't see that here.  Pressing the agent command J u on a group
that has been agentized with J a (even though the server is not
agentized seems to work just fine.

Assuming my catagories setup of cat Default = false
                                cat two     = true

> As for actually agentizing the server, I'm don't understand why you
> think that it is such a bother.  All that you need do is '^' in the
> group buffer to open the server buffer then a 'J a' on the appropriate
> server.

Things happen to the groups when you do that.  For example:
The face used to display all new messages in groups in 
category default (predicate = false) changes from default to 
gnus-summary-normal-uncached-face. Now one has to fiddle with 
faces to get back to what you've come to expect when non-agentized.
Not sure what else may change, and didn't really want to find out.

>> I wondered if I could run the J u command from Group params some how
>> so that when ever I press <RET> on the group a hook runs J u 
>> just before I enter.
>
> So the bother might not be on agentizing the server but in setting up
> the agent group so that 'J u' will automatically fetch the desired
> articles.  Well, that is a bit of a bother.  At the very least, you'll
> need to set the agent predicate for the default group to true.  That
> way, 'J u' will know to fetch all of the group's articles.

That is exactly what I do.  Seems less troublesome than messing with
faces and what ever else changes when a server is agentized.

I think code can be inserted into G p that will fire off J u on the
group just before entry,,, but don't know how to write it.