gnus-thread-sort reverse?

gnus-thread-sort reverse?

[Nick Papadonis]

I'm trying to reverse sort threads by date.  I have read the info
file and this isn't covered.  The mailing list had a brief mention of
this in 1998 and the following was added to gnus:
gnus-sum.el:9273:(defun gnus-summary-sort-by-date (&optional reverse)
gnus-sum.el:9277:  (gnus-summary-sort 'date reverse))

I tried inserting the following in my Group Params:
(gnus-thread-sort-functions (gnus-thread-sort-by-date REVERSE))

This does not sort reverse.  Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks.

-- 
- Nick

Re: gnus-thread-sort reverse?

[ShengHuo ZHU]

Nick Papadonis <npapadon@yahoo.com> writes:

> I'm trying to reverse sort threads by date.  I have read the info
> file and this isn't covered.  The mailing list had a brief mention of
> this in 1998 and the following was added to gnus:
> gnus-sum.el:9273:(defun gnus-summary-sort-by-date (&optional reverse)
> gnus-sum.el:9277:  (gnus-summary-sort 'date reverse))
> 
> I tried inserting the following in my Group Params:
> (gnus-thread-sort-functions (gnus-thread-sort-by-date REVERSE))
> 
> This does not sort reverse.  Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong?

Try

(gnus-thread-sort-functions
  (list
   (lambda
     (h1 h2)
     (gnus-thread-sort-by-date h2 h1))))


ShengHuo

Re: gnus-thread-sort reverse?

[Nick Papadonis]

ShengHuo,

It only works if I do:
--- WORKS
((gnus-summary-line-format "%U%R%z%4{%4,4L%} %(%1{%[%-18,18n%]%}%) |%2{%d%}| %3{%s%}\n")
 (gnus-thread-sort-functions
  (list
   (lambda
     (h1 h2)
     (gnus-thread-sort-by-date h2 h1)))))
--

If I put (gnus-show-threads nil) ..- to keep unthreaded -.. before
(gnus-thread-sort-functions), sorting does not happen reverse.  So I
guess no reverse sort without threading.

-- DOESN'T WORK
((gnus-show-threads nil)
 (gnus-summary-line-format "%U%R%z%4{%4,4L%} %(%1{%[%-18,18n%]%}%) |%2{%d%}| %3{%s%}\n")
 (gnus-thread-sort-functions
  (list
   (lambda
     (h1 h2)
     (gnus-thread-sort-by-date h2 h1)))))
--

So what about he optional REVERSE tag given to gnus-thread-sort*?
Does it not work anymore?

Thanks.

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

> Nick Papadonis <npapadon@yahoo.com> writes:
> 
> > I'm trying to reverse sort threads by date.  I have read the info
> > file and this isn't covered.  The mailing list had a brief mention of
> > this in 1998 and the following was added to gnus:
> > gnus-sum.el:9273:(defun gnus-summary-sort-by-date (&optional reverse)
> > gnus-sum.el:9277:  (gnus-summary-sort 'date reverse))
> > 
> > I tried inserting the following in my Group Params:
> > (gnus-thread-sort-functions (gnus-thread-sort-by-date REVERSE))
> > 
> > This does not sort reverse.  Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong?
> 
> Try
> 
> (gnus-thread-sort-functions
>   (list
>    (lambda
>      (h1 h2)
>      (gnus-thread-sort-by-date h2 h1))))
> 
> 
> ShengHuo
> 

-- 
- Nick

Re: gnus-thread-sort reverse?

[Kai Großjohann]

On 19 Feb 2001, Nick Papadonis wrote:

> If I put (gnus-show-threads nil) ..- to keep unthreaded -.. before
> (gnus-thread-sort-functions), sorting does not happen reverse.  So I
> guess no reverse sort without threading.

Well, of course the variable gnus-thread-sort-functions says what
happens when sorting threads.  When threading is turned off, see the
variable gnus-article-sort-functions.

I will now extend the documentation for these two variables to point
at each other.

kai
-- 
Be indiscrete.  Do it continuously.

Re: gnus-thread-sort reverse?

[Nick Papadonis]

Thanks Kai.  gnus-article-sort-functions was needed.

Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann) writes:
> On 19 Feb 2001, Nick Papadonis wrote:
> 
> > If I put (gnus-show-threads nil) ..- to keep unthreaded -.. before
> > (gnus-thread-sort-functions), sorting does not happen reverse.  So I
> > guess no reverse sort without threading.
> 
> Well, of course the variable gnus-thread-sort-functions says what
> happens when sorting threads.  When threading is turned off, see the
> variable gnus-article-sort-functions.
> 
> I will now extend the documentation for these two variables to point
> at each other.
> 
> kai
> -- 
> Be indiscrete.  Do it continuously.
> 

-- 
- Nick