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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
12011-09-11 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
2
3 * gnus.texi (Listing Groups): Explain `gnus-group-list-limit'.
4 (Finding the News): Doc clarification.
5 (Terminology): Mention naming.
6
12011-09-10 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> 72011-09-10 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
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3 * gnus.texi: Remove mentions of `recent', which are now obsolete. 9 * gnus.texi: Remove mentions of `recent', which are now obsolete.
diff --git a/doc/misc/gnus.texi b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
index 9f886e3dc6e..59c39893c13 100644
--- a/doc/misc/gnus.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ The @code{gnus-select-method} variable says where Gnus should look for
1011news. This variable should be a list where the first element says 1011news. This variable should be a list where the first element says
1012@dfn{how} and the second element says @dfn{where}. This method is your 1012@dfn{how} and the second element says @dfn{where}. This method is your
1013native method. All groups not fetched with this method are 1013native method. All groups not fetched with this method are
1014foreign groups. 1014secondary or foreign groups.
1015 1015
1016For instance, if the @samp{news.somewhere.edu} @acronym{NNTP} server is where 1016For instance, if the @samp{news.somewhere.edu} @acronym{NNTP} server is where
1017you want to get your daily dosage of news from, you'd say: 1017you want to get your daily dosage of news from, you'd say:
@@ -3335,8 +3335,12 @@ List all groups with ticked articles (@code{gnus-group-list-ticked}).
3335@item A / 3335@item A /
3336@kindex A / (Group) 3336@kindex A / (Group)
3337@findex gnus-group-list-limit 3337@findex gnus-group-list-limit
3338List groups limited within the current selection 3338Further limit groups within the current selection
3339(@code{gnus-group-list-limit}). 3339(@code{gnus-group-list-limit}). If you've first limited to groups
3340with dormant articles with @kbd{A ?}, you can then further limit with
3341@kbd{A / c}, which will then limit to groups with cached articles,
3342giving you the groups that have both dormant articles and cached
3343articles.
3340 3344
3341@item A f 3345@item A f
3342@kindex A f (Group) 3346@kindex A f (Group)
@@ -28572,18 +28576,21 @@ confusing.
28572@item native 28576@item native
28573@cindex native 28577@cindex native
28574Gnus will always use one method (and back end) as the @dfn{native}, or 28578Gnus will always use one method (and back end) as the @dfn{native}, or
28575default, way of getting news. 28579default, way of getting news. Groups from the native select method
28580have names like @samp{gnu.emacs.gnus}.
28576 28581
28577@item foreign 28582@item foreign
28578@cindex foreign 28583@cindex foreign
28579You can also have any number of foreign groups active at the same time. 28584You can also have any number of foreign groups active at the same
28580These are groups that use non-native non-secondary back ends for getting 28585time. These are groups that use non-native non-secondary back ends
28581news. 28586for getting news. Foreign groups have names like
28587@samp{nntp+news.gmane.org:gmane.emacs.gnus.devel}.
28582 28588
28583@item secondary 28589@item secondary
28584@cindex secondary 28590@cindex secondary
28585Secondary back ends are somewhere half-way between being native and being 28591Secondary back ends are somewhere half-way between being native and
28586foreign, but they mostly act like they are native. 28592being foreign, but they mostly act like they are native, but they, too
28593have names like @samp{nntp+news.gmane.org:gmane.emacs.gnus.devel}.
28587 28594
28588@item article 28595@item article
28589@cindex article 28596@cindex article