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gnus-auto-select-next is dangerous

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>
Cc: 9399 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9399: gnus-auto-select-next is dangerous
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2011 16:26:59 +0200

Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com> writes:

> On a keyboard with a fast repeat rate, holding down `n' in the summary
> buffer is liable to unintentionally mark large numbers of articles read
> and then “commit” the changes by exiting the group, quite possibly
> losing track of important messages forever.  Even if you have
> gnus-auto-select-next set to ask for confirmation, the confirmation key
> for continuing into the next group is—you guessed it—`n'.  IMO two
> changes are in order:
>
> #1 - change the default for this from `t' to `slightly-quietly'
>
> #2 - make the confirmation use `yes-or-no-p' or something other than
>      plain `n' to move onward.

I disagree.  If you find yourself doing this a lot, then change the
value yourself.

And it's seldom catastrophic.  `C-_' to undo in the group buffer.

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