Group parameters / `gnus-parameters' (was: prompts when moving articles etc)

[Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane@imap.cc>]

On Tue, Dec 18 2007, Tassilo Horn wrote:

> A good place to do this on a group specific way would be
> `gnus-parameters'.
>
> ,----[ (info "(gnus)Group Parameters") ]
> | The group parameters store information local to a particular group.
> `----
>
> Oh, this first message of the docs is not really correct.  

I think it is correct because it refers to the group parameters you
set via `G p' or `G c' ...

,----[ (info "(gnus)Group Parameters") ]
|    Use the `G p' or the `G c' command to edit group parameters of a
| group.  (`G p' presents you with a Lisp-based interface, `G c' presents
| you with a Customize-like interface.  The latter helps avoid silly Lisp
| errors.)  You might also be interested in reading about topic
| parameters (*note Topic Parameters::).
`----

... in contrast to the variable `gnus-parameters':

,----[ (info "(gnus)Group Parameters") ]
|    Group parameters can be set via the `gnus-parameters' variable too.
`----

> You can store informations local to a group of groups that are
> matched by a given regexp.

Maybe reordering the text and adding a note about `gnus-parameters'
near the beginning of the node would make it more clear?

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--- gnus.texi.~6.603.2.144.~	2007-12-14 22:43:49.000000000 +0100
+++ gnus.texi	2007-12-18 12:41:52.000000000 +0100
@@ -2717,6 +2717,15 @@
 @cindex group parameters
 
 The group parameters store information local to a particular group.
+
+Use the @kbd{G p} or the @kbd{G c} command to edit group parameters of a
+group.  (@kbd{G p} presents you with a Lisp-based interface, @kbd{G c}
+presents you with a Customize-like interface.  The latter helps avoid
+silly Lisp errors.)  You might also be interested in reading about topic
+parameters (@pxref{Topic Parameters}).
+Additionally, you can set group parameters via the
+@code{gnus-parameters} variable, see below.
+
 Here's an example group parameter list:
 
 @example
@@ -3083,12 +3092,6 @@
 
 @end table
 
-Use the @kbd{G p} or the @kbd{G c} command to edit group parameters of a
-group.  (@kbd{G p} presents you with a Lisp-based interface, @kbd{G c}
-presents you with a Customize-like interface.  The latter helps avoid
-silly Lisp errors.)  You might also be interested in reading about topic
-parameters (@pxref{Topic Parameters}).
-
 @vindex gnus-parameters
 Group parameters can be set via the @code{gnus-parameters} variable too.
 But some variables, such as @code{visible}, have no effect (For this

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> @Reiner: Should I fix that in Emacs' CVS (23.0.50) where I have access,
> so that it will be synched after a while?

For doc-fixes, the EMACS_22_BASE branch (or v5-10 in Gnus CVS) would
be more suitable.

Bye, Reiner.
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