From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/59259 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Nelson Ferreira Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Re: Abbreviating modeline items related to Gnus Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 08:37:01 -0500 Organization: - none - Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1101217080 2606 80.91.229.6 (23 Nov 2004 13:38:00 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 13:38:00 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ding-owner+M7799@lists.math.uh.edu Tue Nov 23 14:37:48 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from malifon.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.13] ident=mail) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CWarc-00044F-00 for ; Tue, 23 Nov 2004 14:37:48 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.math.uh.edu ident=lists) by malifon.math.uh.edu with smtp (Exim 3.20 #1) id 1CWar7-0002nG-00; Tue, 23 Nov 2004 07:37:17 -0600 Original-Received: from util2.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.23]) by malifon.math.uh.edu with esmtp (Exim 3.20 #1) id 1CWar0-0002nA-00 for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Tue, 23 Nov 2004 07:37:10 -0600 Original-Received: from justine.libertine.org ([66.139.78.221] ident=postfix) by util2.math.uh.edu with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1CWaqy-0001fz-8d for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Tue, 23 Nov 2004 07:37:08 -0600 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by justine.libertine.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F5653A01F1 for ; Tue, 23 Nov 2004 07:37:07 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: from list by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CWaqw-0000NH-00 for ; Tue, 23 Nov 2004 14:37:06 +0100 Original-Received: from pool-68-237-105-140.ny325.east.verizon.net ([68.237.105.140]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 23 Nov 2004 14:37:06 +0100 Original-Received: from nelson.ferreira by pool-68-237-105-140.ny325.east.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 23 Nov 2004 14:37:06 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-To: ding@gnus.org Original-Lines: 22 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-68-237-105-140.ny325.east.verizon.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.110003 (No Gnus v0.3) XEmacs/21.5 (chestnut, linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:0q/BqDQq1IDxO+6FPfh8RN/hfsc= Precedence: bulk Original-Sender: ding-owner@lists.math.uh.edu Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.general:59259 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general:59259 "Simon" == Simon Josefsson writes: Simon> Nelson Ferreira writes: >> I am also attaching a patch to allow customizing of all Gnus >> related major and minor modes for any interested. Simon> Why is this useful? It seems confusing to make mode names Simon> customizable. Would the same rationale also argue for Simon> making "Fundamental" and "Text" customizable? Yes it would. And some are. apropos for mode-line-string (in retrospect I should probably followed that convention). I find it useful. If there are takers, cool. If you don't feel it belongs in Gnus I don't mind maintaining it in my private Gnus. Just sharing the wealth. -- Nelson Ferreira