Re: rant OR what's missing from gnus

[Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>]

Galen Boyer <galenboyer@hotpop.com> writes:

[...]
 
Adrian Kubala writes:
>> In Mutt & slrn you hit a key and you are asked some questions in the
>> status buffer (To, Subject in Mutt; Group, Subject in slrn). If you
>> are in the group buffer in slrn the group is put in as default.
>> 
>> Now in Gnus you have to move inside a group to post there. That is a
>> bit inconvenient if you want to post into a group which is not listed
>> because there aren't any unread postings at the moment. You have to
>> switch group listing mode to "All subscribed Groups" then you go to
>> the group in question and then you can post. You don't have to open
>> the group, though.

Not sure I follow how mutts technique is different than what is
available in gnus.  One can press `m' in most non-composition type
buffers to start a message.  Once there many keycombos are available
for entering mail headers  or news headers.  All you really need to
know is the newsgroup or mail list name.  It isn't necessary to
actually enter a group.  Press `m' to get a message buffer, then
press C-h m to see the many possible commands.  One is to enter a
newsgroup header.

[...]

Galen writes:
> I can see this point.  There are sometimes when I have a thought and I
> know exactly where I'd like to post to.  It would be nice to just ask
> for a posting buffer and be prompted for the group I want.
>
> This would be really nice when I'm in a SQL or java buffer and know I
> need to ask a particular question to a certain group.  Right now, I have
> to jump to the *Group* buffer, find the group and then hit C-u a.

Now this is a little different since the buffer is not a gnus
buffer. but I'm pretty sure I remember discussion where it was now
possible to invoke gnus with the RMAIL command C-x m.  If so, then
the above comments about the resulting message buffer would allow all
the same things here.

Sorry Galen, I don't remember how its done to turn the C-x m rmail
command into a message buffer command, but pretty sure it is possible.