Deleting cached articles -- no?

Deleting cached articles -- no?

[Kai Grossjohann]

Hi,

I haven't changed anything about the default caching behavior (I
think).  When I hit `u' to tick an article, it is duly inserted into
the cache (shows up marked `!*').  When I now hit `d' on such an
article I would expect it to be removed from the cache (both
characters `!*' disappear), but it isn't, it's still marked `*'.

regards,
kai
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Re: Deleting cached articles -- no?

[Lars Balker Rasmussen]

Kai Grossjohann <grossjohann@charly.informatik.uni-dortmund.de> writes:
> I haven't changed anything about the default caching behavior (I
> think).  When I hit `u' to tick an article, it is duly inserted into
> the cache (shows up marked `!*').  When I now hit `d' on such an
> article I would expect it to be removed from the cache (both
> characters `!*' disappear), but it isn't, it's still marked `*'.

Yeah, I noticed that too.  The articles _are_ removed from the cache
when you leave the group, but the feedback could be better.
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Re: Deleting cached articles -- no?

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

Lars Balker Rasmussen <gnort@daimi.aau.dk> writes:

> Yeah, I noticed that too.  The articles _are_ removed from the cache
> when you leave the group, but the feedback could be better.

Well, what should the feedback be?  I don't want the articles to be
removed from the cache right away -- you may change your mind after
typing `d' on an article.  So deleting them on group exit seems like
the right thing to do.

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  larsi@ifi.uio.no * Lars Ingebrigtsen

Re: Deleting cached articles -- no?

[Kai Grossjohann]

>>>>> Lars Balker Rasmussen writes:

  Lars> Yeah, I noticed that too.  The articles _are_ removed from the
  Lars> cache when you leave the group, but the feedback could be
  Lars> better.

Oh.  I just assumed that if it's marked `*' it's still in the cache.
OK, now I know that I don't need to M-* any more.

Thanks,
kai
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Re: Deleting cached articles -- no?

[Lars Balker Rasmussen]

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@ifi.uio.no> writes:
> Lars Balker Rasmussen <gnort@daimi.aau.dk> writes:
> > Yeah, I noticed that too.  The articles _are_ removed from the cache
> > when you leave the group, but the feedback could be better.
> 
> Well, what should the feedback be?  I don't want the articles to be
> removed from the cache right away -- you may change your mind after
> typing `d' on an article.  So deleting them on group exit seems like
> the right thing to do.

Well, don't remove them from the cache, but remove (or change?) the *
which marks the article as cached.  That way you have a chance of
changing your mind, without getting confused like Kai did.
-- 
Lars Balker Rasmussen                                              - Duck!
<URL:http://www.daimi.aau.dk/~gnort/>                              - Where!?!

Re: Deleting cached articles -- no?

[Kai Grossjohann]

>>>>> Lars Balker Rasmussen writes:

  Lars> Well, don't remove them from the cache, but remove (or
  Lars> change?) the * which marks the article as cached.

Right.  That is also the behavior of M-*, isn't it?  (Haven't
checked.)

kai
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or is it de fact dat I'm ugly? -- Harry Belafonte

Re: Deleting cached articles -- no?

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

Lars Balker Rasmussen <gnort@daimi.aau.dk> writes:

> Well, don't remove them from the cache, but remove (or change?) the *
> which marks the article as cached.  That way you have a chance of
> changing your mind, without getting confused like Kai did.

Well -- they *are* still in the cache, so won't removing the "*" mark
be equally confusing?

-- 
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  larsi@ifi.uio.no * Lars Ingebrigtsen

Re: Deleting cached articles -- no?

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

Kai Grossjohann <grossjohann@ls6.informatik.uni-dortmund.de> writes:

> >>>>> Lars Balker Rasmussen writes:
> 
>   Lars> Well, don't remove them from the cache, but remove (or
>   Lars> change?) the * which marks the article as cached.
> 
> Right.  That is also the behavior of M-*, isn't it?  (Haven't
> checked.)

No, `M-*' removes the article from the cache immediately.

-- 
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  larsi@ifi.uio.no * Lars Ingebrigtsen

Re: Deleting cached articles -- no?

[Per Abrahamsen]

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@ifi.uio.no> writes:

> Well -- they *are* still in the cache, so won't removing the "*" mark
> be equally confusing?

I don't think so.

Re: Deleting cached articles -- no?

[David Moore]

Per Abrahamsen <abraham@dina.kvl.dk> writes:

> Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@ifi.uio.no> writes:
> 
> > Well -- they *are* still in the cache, so won't removing the "*" mark
> > be equally confusing?
> 
> I don't think so.

	Will pressing "*" again at this point prevent them from being
deleted?  If I re-add the "*", I will expect that to stop the deletion,
no?

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Re: Deleting cached articles -- no?

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

Per Abrahamsen <abraham@dina.kvl.dk> writes:

> Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@ifi.uio.no> writes:
> 
> > Well -- they *are* still in the cache, so won't removing the "*" mark
> > be equally confusing?
> 
> I don't think so.

Ok; I've now put this on the todo list.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  larsi@ifi.uio.no * Lars Ingebrigtsen

Re: Deleting cached articles -- no?

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

David Moore <dmoore@UCSD.EDU> writes:

> 	Will pressing "*" again at this point prevent them from being
> deleted? 

No.  This is about active caching; what articles are cached is
controlled by the `gnus-cache-remove-articles' and
`gnus-cache-enter-articles' variables.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  larsi@ifi.uio.no * Lars Ingebrigtsen