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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Subject: Re: One single function for marking articles?
Date: 20 Apr 2000 01:46:34 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3zoqpejs5.fsf@quimbies.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ltbt38usrc.fsf@asfast.com>

Lloyd Zusman <ljz@asfast.com> writes:

> I'm looking for a single gnus function which looks more or less like
> this:
> 
>   (gnus-generic-mark-article SERVER GROUP ARTICLE MARK)
> 
> It would put the specified MARK on the specified ARTICLE within the
> specified GROUP on the specified back-end SERVER.  It would be
> buffer-safe and thread-safe in the sense that it could be called from
> within any gnus buffer and any context, and it would set the specified
> mark without disturbing its current buffer or any of its context.

No such function exists.  For instance, the actions taken for a group
that has an active summary buffer would be very different than for a
group without one.

Such a function would be quite useful, though.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen



  reply	other threads:[~2000-04-19 23:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2000-04-18  1:01 Lloyd Zusman
2000-04-19 23:46 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2000-04-26  1:30   ` Lloyd Zusman
2000-08-10 19:58     ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen

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