Changes committed gnus/texi (ChangeLog gnus-faq.texi gnus.texi)

Modified: ChangeLog gnus-faq.texi gnus.texi

Merge from gnus--rel--5.10

Patches applied:

 * gnus--rel--5.10  (patch 284-287)

   - Update from CVS

2008-03-21  Reiner Steib  <[email protected]>

   * texi/gnus.texi (Gnus Development): Clarify difference between ding and
   gnu.emacs.gnus.
   (MIME Commands, Using MIME, RSS): Fix markup.

   * texi/gnus-faq.texi ([8.4]): Ditto.

2008-03-20  Reiner Steib  <[email protected]>

   * texi/gnus.texi (Emacsen): Remove obsolete stuff.

2008-03-19  Reiner Steib  <[email protected]>

   * texi/gnus.texi (Oort Gnus): Add version info WRT
   `mail-source-delete-incoming'.

2008-03-16  Reiner Steib  <[email protected]>

   * texi/gnus.texi (Top): Add "Other related manuals" and version info in
   `iftex' output.
   (Formatting Fonts): Add index entries for gnus-mouse-face, gnus-face-0,
   gnus-balloon-face-0 and the corresponding format specifiers.

Revision: [email protected]/gnus--devo--0--patch-474


Index: ChangeLog
diff -u gnus/texi/ChangeLog:7.393 gnus/texi/ChangeLog:7.394
--- ChangeLog:7.393	Thu Mar 27 03:28:36 2008
+++ ChangeLog	Sat Mar 29 20:57:21 2008
@@ -16,6 +16,30 @@
 
 	* gnus.texi (Smileys): Document `smiley-style'.
 
+2008-03-21  Reiner Steib  <[email protected]>
+
+	* gnus.texi (Gnus Development): Clarify difference between ding and
+	gnu.emacs.gnus.
+	(MIME Commands, Using MIME, RSS): Fix markup.
+
+	* gnus-faq.texi ([8.4]): Ditto.
+
+2008-03-20  Reiner Steib  <[email protected]>
+
+	* gnus.texi (Emacsen): Remove obsolete stuff.
+
+2008-03-19  Reiner Steib  <[email protected]>
+
+	* gnus.texi (Oort Gnus): Add version info WRT
+	`mail-source-delete-incoming'.
+
+2008-03-16  Reiner Steib  <[email protected]>
+
+	* gnus.texi (Top): Add "Other related manuals" and version info in
+	`iftex' output.
+	(Formatting Fonts): Add index entries for gnus-mouse-face, gnus-face-0,
+	gnus-balloon-face-0 and the corresponding format specifiers.
+
 2008-03-08  Reiner Steib  <[email protected]>
 
 	* gnus.texi (Mail Source Customization, Gnus Development, Oort Gnus):
Index: gnus-faq.texi
diff -u gnus/texi/gnus-faq.texi:7.20 gnus/texi/gnus-faq.texi:7.21
--- gnus-faq.texi:7.20	Thu Jan 24 07:19:33 2008
+++ gnus-faq.texi	Sat Mar 29 20:57:21 2008
@@ -2131,21 +2131,22 @@
 
 @subsubheading Answer
 
-There's the newsgroup gnu.emacs.gnus
-(also available as
-@uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.user, 
-gmane.emacs.gnus.user})
-which deals with general Gnus questions.
-The ding mailing list (ding@@gnus.org) deals with development of
-Gnus. You can read the ding list via NNTP, too under the name
-@uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general, 
-gmane.emacs.gnus.general} from news.gmane.org.
+There's the newsgroup gnu.emacs.gnus (also available as
+@uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.user,
+gmane.emacs.gnus.user}) which deals with general Gnus questions.  If you
+have questions about development versions of Gnus, you should better ask
+on the ding mailing list, see below.
 
 If you want to stay in the big8,
 news.software.newssreaders is also read by some Gnus
 users (but chances for qualified help are much better in
-the above groups) and if you speak German, there's
+the above groups). If you speak German, there's
 de.comm.software.gnus.
+
+The ding mailing list (ding@@gnus.org) deals with development of
+Gnus. You can read the ding list via NNTP, too under the name
+@uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general, 
+gmane.emacs.gnus.general} from news.gmane.org.
 
 @node [8.5]
 @subsubheading Question 8.5
Index: gnus.texi
diff -u gnus/texi/gnus.texi:7.276 gnus/texi/gnus.texi:7.277
--- gnus.texi:7.276	Thu Mar 27 03:28:36 2008
+++ gnus.texi	Sat Mar 29 20:57:21 2008
@@ -391,6 +391,17 @@
 people should be empowered to do what they want by using (or abusing)
 the program.
 
+@c Adjust ../Makefile.in if you change the following line:
+This manual corresponds to Gnus v5.10.9.
+
+@heading Other related manuals
+@itemize
+@item Message manual: Composing messages
+@item Emacs-MIME:     Composing messages; @acronym{MIME}-specific parts.
+@item Sieve:          Managing Sieve scripts in Emacs.
+@item PGG:            @acronym{PGP/MIME} with Gnus.
+@end itemize
+
 @end iftex
 
 @menu
@@ -9898,7 +9909,7 @@
 @item gnus-mime-display-multipart-related-as-mixed
 Display "multipart/related" parts as "multipart/mixed".
 
-If displaying "text/html" is discouraged, see
+If displaying @samp{text/html} is discouraged, see
 @code{mm-discouraged-alternatives}, images or other material inside a
 "multipart/related" part might be overlooked when this variable is
 @code{nil}.  @ref{Display Customization, Display Customization, ,
@@ -11603,7 +11614,7 @@
 @item i (Article)
 @kindex i (Article)
 Insert the contents of the @acronym{MIME} object into the buffer
-(@code{gnus-mime-inline-part}) as text/plain.  If given a prefix, insert
+(@code{gnus-mime-inline-part}) as @samp{text/plain}.  If given a prefix, insert
 the raw contents without decoding.  If given a numerical prefix, you can
 do semi-manual charset stuff (see
 @code{gnus-summary-show-article-charset-alist} in @ref{Paging the
@@ -16932,7 +16943,7 @@
 (add-to-list 'nnmail-extra-headers nnrss-url-field)
 @end lisp
 
-Even if you have added @code{"text/html"} to the
+Even if you have added @samp{text/html} to the
 @code{mm-discouraged-alternatives} variable (@pxref{Display
 Customization, ,Display Customization, emacs-mime, The Emacs MIME
 Manual}) since you don't want to see @acronym{HTML} parts, it might be
@@ -22292,12 +22303,16 @@
 @node Formatting Fonts
 @subsection Formatting Fonts
 
+@cindex %(, %)
+@vindex gnus-mouse-face
 There are specs for highlighting, and these are shared by all the format
 variables.  Text inside the @samp{%(} and @samp{%)} specifiers will get
 the special @code{mouse-face} property set, which means that it will be
 highlighted (with @code{gnus-mouse-face}) when you put the mouse pointer
 over it.
 
+@cindex %@{, %@}
+@vindex gnus-face-0
 Text inside the @samp{%@{} and @samp{%@}} specifiers will have their
 normal faces set using @code{gnus-face-0}, which is @code{bold} by
 default.  If you say @samp{%1@{}, you'll get @code{gnus-face-1} instead,
@@ -22305,6 +22320,9 @@
 @code{mouse-face} specs---you can say @samp{%3(hello%)} to have
 @samp{hello} mouse-highlighted with @code{gnus-mouse-face-3}.
 
+@cindex %<<, %>>, guillemets
+@c @cindex %<<, %>>, %«, %», guillemets
+@vindex gnus-balloon-face-0
 Text inside the @samp{%<<} and @samp{%>>} specifiers will get the
 special @code{balloon-help} property set to
 @code{gnus-balloon-face-0}.  If you say @samp{%1<<}, you'll get
@@ -26247,29 +26265,27 @@
 Emacs versions.  Particularly, Gnus 5.10.8 should also work on Emacs
 20.7 and XEmacs 21.1.
 
-There are some vague differences between Gnus on the various
-platforms---XEmacs features more graphics (a logo and a toolbar)---but
-other than that, things should look pretty much the same under all
-Emacsen.
-
 
 @node Gnus Development
 @subsection Gnus Development
 
 Gnus is developed in a two-phased cycle.  The first phase involves much
-discussion on the @samp{ding@@gnus.org} mailing list, where people
+discussion on the development mailing list @samp{ding@@gnus.org}, where people
 propose changes and new features, post patches and new back ends.  This
 phase is called the @dfn{alpha} phase, since the Gnusae released in this
 phase are @dfn{alpha releases}, or (perhaps more commonly in other
 circles) @dfn{snapshots}.  During this phase, Gnus is assumed to be
 unstable and should not be used by casual users.  Gnus alpha releases
-have names like ``Red Gnus'' and ``Quassia Gnus''.
+have names like ``Oort Gnus'' and ``No Gnus''.  @xref{Gnus Versions}.
 
-After futzing around for 50-100 alpha releases, Gnus is declared
+After futzing around for 10-100 alpha releases, Gnus is declared
 @dfn{frozen}, and only bug fixes are applied.  Gnus loses the prefix,
-and is called things like ``Gnus 5.6.32'' instead.  Normal people are
+and is called things like ``Gnus 5.10.1'' instead.  Normal people are
 supposed to be able to use these, and these are mostly discussed on the
-@samp{gnu.emacs.gnus} newsgroup.
+@samp{gnu.emacs.gnus} newsgroup.  This newgroup is mirrored to the
+mailing list @samp{info-gnus-english@@gnu.org} which is carried on Gmane
+as @samp{gmane.emacs.gnus.user}.  These releases are finally integrated
+in Emacs.
 
 @cindex Incoming*
 @vindex mail-source-delete-incoming
@@ -26289,10 +26305,16 @@
 usually keep up with these rapid changes, while people on the newsgroup
 can't be assumed to do so.
 
-@c FIXME:
-@c ding = gmane.emacs.gnus.general
-@c newsgroup = gnu.emacs.gnus = gmane.emacs.gnus.user = info-gnus-english
+So if you have problems with or questions about the alpha versions,
+direct those to the ding mailing list @samp{ding@@gnus.org}.  This list
+is also available on Gmane as @samp{gmane.emacs.gnus.general}.
 
+@cindex Incoming*
+@vindex mail-source-delete-incoming
+Some variable defaults differ between alpha Gnusae and released Gnusae,
+in particular, @code{mail-source-delete-incoming}.  This is to prevent
+lossage of mail if an alpha release hiccups while handling the mail.
+@xref{Mail Source Customization}.
 
 @node Contributors
 @subsection Contributors
@@ -27526,7 +27548,7 @@
 @item
 Old intermediate incoming mail files (@file{Incoming*}) are deleted
 after a couple of days, not immediately.  @xref{Mail Source
-Customization}.  (New in Gnus 5.10.10)
+Customization}.  (New in Gnus 5.10.10 / Emacs 22.2)
 
 @end itemize