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Subject: Re: slrn - group menu - show all groups within newsrc
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kimoto@spacenet.tn.cornell.edu (Paul Kimoto):
> > No.  "L * [RET]" will query the newsserver for *all* newsgroups it has and
> > add all of these to my newsrc when it gets written.  I do *not* want this.
> I have _neither_ of "set read_active 1" and "set use_xgtitle 1"
> in my .slrnrc, so for me "L * [RET]" does the desired task.

Yes, this works.  But as you cannot change variable values "on the fly"
you have to decide what you want *before* startup.

Actually, what I want is the full flexibility.
I'd rather have the command "change_group_list"
and get a prompt for this:

Type	Slrn's Prompt/Response
Level1: Chose kind of change to current list
L	"Change Newsgroup List (aAd):"
	a	"Add newsgroup from newsrc (asu):"
	A	"Add newsgroup from newsserver (asu):"
	d	"Delete newsgroup from current list (<regexpr>):"
	
Level2: Chose status of newsgroup:
a	"Add newsgroup from newsrc (asu):"
	a	"Add newsgroup from newsrc (<regexpr>):"
	u	"Add subscribed newsgroup from newsrc (<regexpr>):"
	u	"Add unsubscribed newsgroup from newsrc (<regexpr>):"

Level3:  Enter the newsgroup as a regexpr.
	Matching newsgroups will be added after current list item (group).

I know this adds quite much - but then I expect that this makes it
superfluous to know the value of several variables within the setup.  ;-)

Sven