* Re: A general question or two...
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@ 2003-11-28 23:10 ` Reiner Steib
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From: Reiner Steib @ 2003-11-28 23:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
On Fri, Nov 28 2003, sebyte wrote:
> 1) What are all the references to 'ding'?
,----[ (info "(gnus)History") ]
| During the first extended alpha period of development, the new Gnus
| was called "(ding) Gnus". "(ding)" is, of course, short for "ding is
| not Gnus", which is a total and utter lie, but who cares? (Besides,
| the "Gnus" in this abbreviation should probably be pronounced "news" as
| UMEDA intended, which makes it a more appropriate name, don't you
| think?)
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> Is a ~/.newsrc.eld file known (affectionately) as an 'El Dingo'
> because of the filename suffix?
,----[ (info "(gnus)Startup Files") ]
| The `gnus-startup-file' variable says where the startup files are.
| The default value is `~/.newsrc', with the Gnus (El Dingo) startup file
| being whatever that one is, with a `.eld' appended.
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> 2) What's Oort Gnus?
(info "(gnus)Gnus Development"), (info "(gnus)Oort Gnus")
> 3) What are the .xdm/.xpm files in .../etc/gnus/? When do they get used?
For the Toolbar in Emacs 21 and XEmacs, see (info "(gnus)Image
Enhancements").
Didn't you find the manual? ;-)
Bye, Reiner.
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