reading standard digests

[Dick Knowles <knowles@averstar.com>]

I noticed a change of format from gnus to pgnus in the nndoc or
nnvirtual buffer when I read a digest.  For example, I marked 4
digests from the same mailing list, then typed M-C-d.  

In gnus v5.6.45 I got this nnvirtual summary buffer:

E -[  27(    0): nobody            ]Jan    0:  (none)
E -[  22(    0): nobody            ]Jan    0:  (none)
E -[  22(    0): nobody            ]Jan    0:  (none)
E -[  18(    0): nobody            ]Jan    0:  (none)
E  [  16(    0): Frank and Lois Ric]  23-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Address for Granny Peach, and a challenge
   [  10(    0): Matthews Family   ]  24-Oct:  [PERRY-L] the meaning of the name PERRY
       <  39(    0): Michael Perry     >  26-Oct:  
   [  57(    0): James Fremon      ]  24-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Perrys in the VT Chronical
   [  49(    0): Martha Veselka    ]  24-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Confederate Indigent Families Lists of Texas 1863-1865. 
   [  10(    0): Matthews Family   ]  25-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Does anyone have a scanned picture of the Perry Coat of Arms?
   [  15(    0): Matthews Family   ]  25-Oct:  [PERRY-L] update on my Perrys
   [  13(    0): Rita Ashley Fishma]  25-Oct:  Christinana PERRY b, 1805
   [  21(    0): Ron McCandless    ]  25-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Was your Perry in Jail?
   [  35(    0): Myline99@aol.com  ]  25-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Picture of Civil War ancestors
   [  60(    0): Frank and Lois Ric]  26-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Re: PERRY Help Please
   [  10(    0): Matthews Family   ]  26-Oct:  [PERRY-L] A big thankyou- re coat of arms and Perry meaning
   [  14(    0): Kenna Matthews    ]  26-Oct:  [PERRY-L] I have plenty of JPEGS re Coat of Arms if anyone interested!!!
   [  14(    0): David & Eunice Bou]  26-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Coats of Arms
       <  13(    0): David & Eunice Bou>  26-Oct:  
       <  16(    0): Debbi Geer        >  26-Oct:  
   [  49(    0): Ron McCandless    ]  26-Oct:  [PERRY-L] inherited Coat of Arms vs NOT inherited
   [  44(    0): James Fremon      ]  26-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Perry soldiers in Civil War photos
   [   6(    0): kjvernon          ]  27-Oct:  [PERRY-L] PERRY /GOULBURN AREA
   [   9(    0): Matthews Family   ]  27-Oct:  [PERRY-L] re Jpegs for coat of arms
   [   7(    0): Dan W. Perry      ]  27-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Perry Family in Maryland

In pgnus v0.97 I got this nnvirtual summary buffer:

   [  17(    0): Frank and Lois Ric]  23-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Address for Granny Peach, and a challenge
   [  10(    0): Matthews Family   ]  24-Oct:  [PERRY-L] the meaning of the name PERRY
       <  57(    0): James Fremon      >  24-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Perrys in the VT Chronical
       <  49(    0): Martha Veselka    >  24-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Confederate Indigent Families Lists of Texas 1863-1865. 
       <  10(    0): Matthews Family   >  24-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Does anyone have a scanned picture of the Perry Coat of Arms?
       <  16(    0): Matthews Family   >  24-Oct:  [PERRY-L] update on my Perrys
   [  13(    0): Rita Ashley Fishma]  25-Oct:  Christinana PERRY b, 1805
       <  21(    0): Ron McCandless    >  25-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Was your Perry in Jail?
       <  35(    0): Myline99@aol.com  >  25-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Picture of Civil War ancestors
       <  60(    0): Frank and Lois Ric>  26-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Re: PERRY Help Please
       <  10(    0): Matthews Family   >  26-Oct:  [PERRY-L] A big thankyou- re coat of arms and Perry meaning
       <  14(    0): Kenna Matthews    >  26-Oct:  [PERRY-L] I have plenty of JPEGS re Coat of Arms if anyone interested!!!
       <  13(    0): David & Eunice Bou>  26-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Coats of Arms
       <  16(    0): Debbi Geer        >  26-Oct:  
       <  39(    0): Michael Perry     >  26-Oct:  [PERRY-L] the meaning of the name PERRY
       <  50(    0): Ron McCandless    >  26-Oct:  [PERRY-L] inherited Coat of Arms vs NOT inherited
   [  14(    0): David & Eunice Bou]  26-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Coats of Arms
       <  44(    0): James Fremon      >  26-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Perry soldiers in Civil War photos
       <   6(    0): kjvernon          >  27-Oct:  [PERRY-L] PERRY /GOULBURN AREA
       <   9(    0): Matthews Family   >  27-Oct:  [PERRY-L] re Jpegs for coat of arms
       <   8(    0): Dan W. Perry      >  27-Oct:  [PERRY-L] Perry Family in Maryland

I like the older style.  Each article of the digest is treated
individually and they are threaded based on the individual article
subjects.  In pgnus, each digest is treated as a single thread.  Also
the article buffers are different.  In gnus, I only see the actual
article headers, but in pgnus each article begins with the digest
headers, followed by the article.  Maybe this article splitting is why
the summary and threading work the way they do?  

So, are there variables I need to know to restore the previous
treatment of digests?  Thanks.

		       Dick

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