GNU bug report logs - #48950
28.0.50; Gnus nnvirtual selection with positive prefix shows newest articles of component groups

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Alex Bochannek <alex <at> bochannek.com>

Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2021 21:27:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 28.0.50

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Message #8 received at 48950 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Alex Bochannek <alex <at> bochannek.com>
Cc: 48950 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#48950: 28.0.50; Gnus nnvirtual selection with positive
 prefix shows newest articles of component groups
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2021 14:44:52 +0200
Alex Bochannek <alex <at> bochannek.com> writes:

> I am not sure if this behavior is intentional or not, but it surprised
> me and I thought I'd ask before I invest time changing it.
>
> When selecting an `nnvirtual' group with a numeric prefix, I see the
> newest messages of each of its component groups and not the newest
> messages of the combined group.

Yup.  It's pretty annoying and should be fixed, but I didn't see any
easy way to do that the last time I poked at it (which was a couple
decades ago).

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no




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