From 6b6622308b4b1a9724313a7e3752f4facfe5265a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: morioka Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 03:37:10 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Modify for Semi-gnus. --- texi/gnus.texi | 24 ++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/texi/gnus.texi b/texi/gnus.texi index 88d6e2b..9016ef6 100644 --- a/texi/gnus.texi +++ b/texi/gnus.texi @@ -840,11 +840,11 @@ that you have on your native groups. Use with caution. Now, you all know about the @file{.newsrc} file. All subscription information is traditionally stored in this file. -Things got a bit more complicated with @sc{gnus}. In addition to +Things got a bit more complicated with @sc{GNUS}. In addition to keeping the @file{.newsrc} file updated, it also used a file called @file{.newsrc.el} for storing all the information that didn't fit into the @file{.newsrc} file. (Actually, it also duplicated everything in -the @file{.newsrc} file.) @sc{gnus} would read whichever one of these +the @file{.newsrc} file.) @sc{GNUS} would read whichever one of these files was the most recently saved, which enabled people to swap between @sc{gnus} and other newsreaders. @@ -858,9 +858,9 @@ not stored in the @file{.newsrc} file. @vindex gnus-save-newsrc-file You can turn off writing the @file{.newsrc} file by setting @code{gnus-save-newsrc-file} to @code{nil}, which means you can delete -the file and save some space, as well as making exit from Gnus faster. +the file and save some space, as well as making exit from gnus faster. However, this will make it impossible to use other newsreaders than -Gnus. But hey, who would want to, right? +gnus. But hey, who would want to, right? @vindex gnus-save-killed-list If @code{gnus-save-killed-list} (default @code{t}) is @code{nil}, Gnus @@ -900,11 +900,11 @@ startup files. If you want to turn backup creation off, say something like: @end lisp @vindex gnus-init-file -When Gnus starts, it will read the @code{gnus-site-init-file} +When gnus starts, it will read the @code{gnus-site-init-file} (@file{.../site-lisp/gnus} by default) and @code{gnus-init-file} (@file{~/.gnus} by default) files. These are normal Emacs Lisp files and can be used to avoid cluttering your @file{~/.emacs} and -@file{site-init} files with Gnus stuff. Gnus will also check for files +@file{site-init} files with gnus stuff. Gnus will also check for files with the same names as these, but with @file{.elc} and @file{.el} suffixes. In other words, if you have set @code{gnus-init-file} to @file{~/.gnus}, it will look for @file{~/.gnus.elc}, @file{~/.gnus.el}, @@ -917,24 +917,24 @@ and finally @file{~/.gnus} (in this order). @cindex dribble file @cindex auto-save -Whenever you do something that changes the Gnus data (reading articles, +Whenever you do something that changes the gnus data (reading articles, catching up, killing/subscribing groups), the change is added to a special @dfn{dribble buffer}. This buffer is auto-saved the normal Emacs way. If your Emacs should crash before you have saved the @file{.newsrc} files, all changes you have made can be recovered from this file. -If Gnus detects this file at startup, it will ask the user whether to -read it. The auto save file is deleted whenever the real startup file is -saved. +If gnus detects this file at startup, it will ask the user whether to +read it. The auto save file is deleted whenever the real startup file +is saved. @vindex gnus-use-dribble-file -If @code{gnus-use-dribble-file} is @code{nil}, Gnus won't create and +If @code{gnus-use-dribble-file} is @code{nil}, gnus won't create and maintain a dribble buffer. The default is @code{t}. @vindex gnus-dribble-directory Gnus will put the dribble file(s) in @code{gnus-dribble-directory}. If -this variable is @code{nil}, which it is by default, Gnus will dribble +this variable is @code{nil}, which it is by default, gnus will dribble into the directory where the @file{.newsrc} file is located. (This is normally the user's home directory.) The dribble file will get the same file permissions as the @code{.newsrc} file. -- 1.7.10.4