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;; -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
;; user-full-name: from /etc/passwd, chfn(1).
;; user-mail-address: from EMAIL variable, ~/.profile & ~/.xsessionrc.
;; In ~/.authinfo.gpg:
;; machine imap.gmail.com login LOGIN password PASSWORD port 993
;; machine smtp.gmail.com login LOGIN password PASSWORD port 587
;; machine irc.freenode.net login LOGIN password PASSWORD
(setq gnus-select-method
'(nnimap "gmail"
(nnimap-address "imap.gmail.com")
(nnimap-server-port 993)
(nnmail-expiry-target "nnimap+gmail:[Gmail]/Trash")
(nnmail-expiry-wait immediate))
gnus-secondary-select-methods
'((nntp "archive.lwn.net")
(nntp "news.gmane.io"))
smtpmail-smtp-server "smtp.gmail.com"
smtpmail-smtp-service 587
;; Archival of sent messages.
gnus-gcc-mark-as-read t
;; The next setting makes the previous one useless; keeping both
;; for now because I'm not sure which I'll settle for.
gnus-message-archive-group nil
;; Groups.
gnus-group-uncollapsed-levels 2
;; Summary.
gnus-summary-line-format "%*%U%R %-16,16&user-date; %B%-23,23f %s\n"
gnus-summary-dummy-line-format " ╭ %S\n"
gnus-summary-make-false-root 'dummy
gnus-sum-thread-tree-root "╭ "
gnus-sum-thread-tree-false-root "┬ "
gnus-sum-thread-tree-single-indent " "
gnus-sum-thread-tree-indent " "
gnus-sum-thread-tree-single-leaf "╰► "
gnus-sum-thread-tree-leaf-with-other "├► "
gnus-sum-thread-tree-vertical "│"
gnus-thread-sort-functions
'(gnus-thread-sort-by-number
(not gnus-thread-sort-by-most-recent-date))
gnus-user-date-format-alist '(((gnus-seconds-today)
. "%H:%M")
((+ 86400 (gnus-seconds-today))
. "Yesterday %H:%M")
((* 6 86400)
. "%a %H:%M")
((gnus-seconds-month)
. "%a %d")
((gnus-seconds-year)
. "%b %d")
(t
. "%F"))
;; Articles.
gnus-header-face-alist
'(("From" nil gnus-header-from)
("Subject" nil gnus-header-subject)
("Date" nil eighters-date)
("Newsgroups:.*," nil gnus-header-newsgroups)
("" gnus-header-name gnus-header-content))
gnus-sorted-header-list
(list
;; What, when.
"^Subject:" "^Summary:" "^Keywords:" "^Date:"
;; Who.
"^From:" "^Followup-To:" "^To:" "^Cc:" "^Newsgroups:" "^Organization:")
gnus-treat-display-smileys nil)
(add-hook 'gnus-summary-mode-hook
(lambda ()
(setq fill-column 120)
(my/centered-mode)))
(add-hook 'gnus-article-mode-hook
(lambda ()
(setq fill-column 80
my/centered-set-right-margin t)
(my/centered-mode)))
;;; Summary tweaks.
;; message-subject-re-regexp is used both in Gnus summary buffers to
;; detect and elide similar subjects in a thread, and by message mode
;; when replying, to determine what to strip from the subject.
;;
;; Some MUAs add cruft to the subject, turning "Re: bug#123: foobar"
;; into "RE: [External] : Re: bug#1234: foobar", which Debbugs will
;; then turn into "bug#1234: [External] : Re: bug#1234: foobar".
;;
;; The only way I can find to tell the Gnus summary code to
;; canonicalize all that cruft away is by tweaking this regexp, but
;; setting its global value causes message mode to elide stuff it
;; shouldn't. Therefore, chase down the best Gnus hook for the job,
;; and set the regexp locally.
(defun my/gnus-reply-prefixes ()
(mapcan (lambda (prefix) (list prefix (upcase prefix) (capitalize prefix)))
'("re" "aw" "sv" "fw" "fwd")))
(setq my/gnus-summary-normalize-subject
(rx-to-string
`(seq bol
(+ (or (seq word-start (or ,@(my/gnus-reply-prefixes)) word-end)
(seq "bug#" (+ digit))
(seq "[" (or "External" "SPAM UNSURE") "]"))
(? (* space) ":") (* space)))))
(add-hook 'gnus-summary-generate-hook
(lambda ()
(setq-local message-subject-re-regexp
my/gnus-summary-normalize-subject)))
(let* ((initials (mapconcat (lambda (s) (substring s 0 1))
(split-string user-full-name)
nil))
(sent-prefix (format "%s → " initials)))
(setq gnus-summary-to-prefix sent-prefix
gnus-summary-newsgroup-prefix sent-prefix))
;;; Key bindings.
;;
;; When browsing group buffer:
;;
;; L list all groups
;; RET view unread mail in group
;; C-u RET view all mail in group
;; g refresh
;; G G search group
;;
;; When browsing summary buffer:
;;
;; B m move message to group
;; / N fetch new
;; M-g refresh (expire, move, fetch new, show unread)
;; C-u M-g refresh (expire, move, fetch new, show all)
;; C-u g show raw, undecoded message source; g to decode
;; T h collapse (hide) thread
;; T s expand (show) thread
;; T k, C-M-k mark thread as read
;; M-1 T k mark thread as unread
;; r reply
;; R reply (quoting)
;; S w reply-all
;; S W reply-all (quoting)
;; C-c C-f forward
;; d mark read
;; M-u clear marks (≡ mark unread)
;; E expire
;; # mark for next action (or unmark, as of Emacs 28)
;; M-#, M P u unmark for next action
;;
;; In draft summary buffer:
;;
;; D e edit draft
;;
;; Both:
;;
;; m compose
;;
;; When reading article:
;;
;; o save attachment at point
;; K b add button for inlined MIME part
;;
;; When composing:
;; C-c C-c send
;; C-c C-a attach
;; C-c C-f s change the subject (append "was:")
;;
;;; FAQ.
;;
;; - how to see *all mails*, not just unread?
;; - C-u RET
;;
;; - how to do something on a bunch of mail matching a pattern?
;; - M P R ; mark all mails with subjects matching regexp
;; - M-& <x> ; do <x> on all marked mails
;;
;; - how to delete mail?
;; - E to mark as expired
;; - C-u M-g to refresh
;;
;; - how to remove groups deleted on the IMAP server?
;; - b to iterate over "bogus" groups and remove them
;;
;; - how to list most-recent mails on top?
;; - cf. gnus-thread-sort-functions
;;
;; - how to close a mail without going back to the group list?
;; - = to make summary full-screen
;;
;; - how to get contact completion?
;; - install ebdb from GNU ELPA
;; - or just use message-mail-alias-type
;;
;; - how to refresh?
;; - summary buffer:
;; - / N (fetch new)
;; - M-g (expire, move, fetch & redisplay)
;; - group buffer: g
;;
;; - what do all those letters mean?
;; (info "(gnus) Marking Articles")
;; - O old ≡ read during previous session
;; - R just read
;; - r manually marked as read
;; - A answered
;; - E expirable
;; - G cancelled (e.g. moved somewhere else)
;; - . unseen
;;
;; - how to subscribe to mailing lists?
;; - to browse an NNTP server, either
;; - hit B in the group buffer, then nntp *some server*
;; - or add (nntp "*some server*") to gnus-secondary-methods
;; - over the list: u
;;
;;; TODO.
;;
;; - gnus-summary-line-format (📎 for attachments)
;;
;; - how to archive mails and news locally?
;;
;; - describe-key is mostly useless in article mode:
;; > X runs the command gnus-article-read-summary-keys
;;
;; - detect possibly missing attachments from keywords
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