Re: Like (display . all) but hide expirable messages

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>]

Dan Christensen <jdc+news@uwo.ca> writes:

> 1. The docs mention both expire and expirable, but only expire works
>    for me.  Both should probably be permitted.

No, only the mark name is permitted.  (`expire' is the name, and what
it does is mark things as expirable.  :-)  I've now fixed the
documentation. 

> 2. The docs should say this feature is implemented by limiting the
>    summary buffer, and that this means that `/ w' can be used to
>    reveal the hidden articles.

I've now done so.

> 3. Would it be reasonable to have a command and keystroke that applies
>    the group's (display . foo) setting to the summary buffer as it
>    now stands?  For example, if while reading a group some of
>    the articles become marked expirable, I sometimes want to
>    hide them to get rid of clutter.

Sure.  I've now added this.  `/ p'.

> 4. Searching the index for the word display doesn't turn up the
>    Group Parameters node.

Fixed.

> 5. While in the group parameters editing screen (`G p'),
>    `C-c C-i' doesn't take you to the Group Parameters node.

Ditto.

> 6. The info page includes three empty predicates:
>
>      `read', `dormant', `', `', `', `expire', `reply', `killed',

Even more ditto.

> 7. I can't get (display . [and (not expire) (not read)]) or
>    (display . [and (not expire) unread]) to work for me.  With
>    the former I get prompted to input a Lisp Expression when I
>    enter a group.

So much ditto that I don't know how to express it.

>    With the latter I get the following error when 
>    entering a group:
>
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-function unread)
>   unread()

I've now made that invalid and removed it from the documentation.

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