karl@giza.cis.ohio-state.edu (Karl Kleinpaste) (07/12/89)
I have my windows configured thus:
(setq gnus-window-configuration
'((SelectNewsgroup (1 4 0))
(ExitNewsgroup (1 0 0))
(SelectArticle (1 2 9))
(ExpandSubject (1 4 0))))
This provides a 3-window environment when reading articles. The
problem I find is that the *Newsgroup* buffer is not maintained with
the current group displayed. In my usual environment (a 63-line X10
emacs), the *Newsgroup* buffer is normally 4 lines long. After
reading the 4th newsgroup and entering the 5th, the *Newsgroup* buffer
shows nothing more than, for example,
0: gnu.emacs
0: gnu.gcc
0: gnu.gcc.bug
0: gnu.utils.bug
even though I've gone down into, say, comp.emacs. This makes the
3-window configuration very close to useless - if it won't keep up
with me, why bother. Is this behavior intentional, or is there a
known fix?
--Karlflee@shire.cs.psu.edu (Felix Lee) (07/13/89)
What's worse, in a three-window environment, gnus-Subject-next-group sometimes reselects the newsgroup you're already in. It would be nice if the *Newsgroup* buffer were updated continually, reflecting the status of the *Subject* buffer, instead of all-at-once when you exit a newsgroup. (But "Q" would be more difficult. How often do you "Q"?) It would be nice if you could have more than one *Subject* buffer, so you could pop to another newsgroup temporarily, switch between newsgroups quickly, and maybe show more than one newsgroup at once. Likewise maybe with *Article* buffers. -- Felix Lee flee@shire.cs.psu.edu *!psuvax1!shire!flee