peter hodgson <pclhodgson@comcast.net> writes:

> (add-hook 'gnus-summary-mode-hook                                                       
>           (lambda ()                                                                    
>             (local-set-key (kbd "\ei") 'previous-line)))                          
> (add-hook 'gnus-summary-mode-hook                                                       
>           (lambda ()                                                                    
>             (local-set-key (kbd "\en") 'next-line)))                          
> (add-hook 'gnus-message-mode-hook                                                       
>           (lambda ()                                                                    
>             (local-set-key (kbd "\en") 'next-line)))                          
> (add-hook 'gnus-message-mode-hook                                                       
>           (lambda ()                                                                    
>             (local-set-key (kbd "\e;") 'end-of-line)))                          
>
>    [also 'gnus-article-mode-hook' instead of 'gnus-message-mode-hook]
>    [also 'global-set-key' instead of 'local-set-key]
>
> This time the changes WERE effected in the summary mode, but NOT in the
> message/article mode.

Have you tried with `message-mode-map' ?

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