Gnus 'show X messages'

Gnus 'show X messages'

[Kyle Sexton]

Does anyone know how to make Gnus pull up the last say 100 messages from
a group when I enter it automatically, even if they are already read?  I
know that I can do 'C-u 100 RET', but I always want to the last 100 or
so messages for the groups that I am reading.

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Thanks,
Kyle Sexton

Re: Gnus 'show X messages'

[Johan Bockgård]

Kyle Sexton <ks@mocker.org> writes:

> Does anyone know how to make Gnus pull up the last say 100 messages
> from a group when I enter it automatically, even if they are already
> read?  I know that I can do 'C-u 100 RET', but I always want to the
> last 100 or so messages for the groups that I am reading.

(info "(gnus) Group Parameters")

    `display'
         Elements that look like `(display . MODE)' say which articles
         to display on entering the group.  Valid values are: [...]

        `an integer'
              Display the last INTEGER articles in the group.  This is
              the same as entering the group with `C-u INTEGER'.

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Johan Bockgård

Re: Gnus 'show X messages'

[Sivaram Neelakantan]

Kyle Sexton <ks@mocker.org> writes:

> Does anyone know how to make Gnus pull up the last say 100 messages from
> a group when I enter it automatically, even if they are already read?  I
> know that I can do 'C-u 100 RET', but I always want to the last 100 or
> so messages for the groups that I am reading.
>
> -- 
> Thanks,
> Kyle Sexton
>
>
>
Does setting (display . 50) in the Group Parameters help?  You could
do that by hitting G P against the group and entering the lisp form.
See the Gnus manual section Group Parameters

sivaram
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