Re: sorting threads by latest message

[Danny Siu <dsiu@adobe.com>]

Which gnus-thread-sort-functions are you using?  I always have threading on
for my emails and have been using:

  gnus-thread-sort-by-most-recent-date is a compiled Lisp function in `gnus-sum'.
  (gnus-thread-sort-by-most-recent-date h1 h2)

  Sort threads such that the thread with the most recently dated article
  comes first.

A long thread with recently arrived message comes out on top of other
threads, similar to how gmail sorts.

-- 
Danny Dick-Fung Siu             mailto:dsiu@adobe.com
Advanced Technology Labs @ Adobe Systems Incorporated

Alexandre Oliva writes:

  Alexandre> Current thread sorting is somewhat sub-optimal for folders in
  Alexandre> which I keep lots of old messages that I still have hope of
  Alexandre> reading or even responding some day.  When a new message comes
  Alexandre> in that matches gnus' concept of being in the same thread, it
  Alexandre> sometimes remains unnoticed for weeks before I go through pages
  Alexandre> and pages of messages that are either ticked or not marked at
  Alexandre> all and notice a difference in the pattern I'm used it.

  Alexandre> After I played a bit with gmail, I found it nice that, whenever
  Alexandre> a new message was added to a thread (or whatever gmail calls
  Alexandre> it, I forget), it would bring the entire group to my attention.

  Alexandre> I'd love if gnus would do the same.  Is anything like this
  Alexandre> already implemented in current gnus?  If not, is it in anyone
  Alexandre> else's plans?  Failing that, would others find this useful,
  Alexandre> i.e., should I plan on contributing it once I implement it?

  Alexandre> -- Alexandre Oliva http://www.lsd.ic.unicamp.br/~oliva/Red Hat
  Alexandre> Compiler Engineer aoliva@{redhat.com, gcc.gnu.org} Free
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