RE: [h-e-w] Gnus scoring questions

[Windhorn, Allen, E. [LS/MKT]]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Pringlemeir [mailto:address@hidden
> 
> ...
Lots of cogent and useful stuff snipped.
> ...
>    gnus-buffer-configuration's value is shown below.
> 
>    Documentation:
>    Window configuration for all possible Gnus buffers.
>    See the Gnus manual for an explanation of the syntax used.
> 
>    Defined in `gnus-win'.
> 
>    Value:
>    ((group
>      (vertical 1.0
>                (group 1.0 point)
>                (if gnus-carpal
>                    '(group-carpal 4))))
> [snip]
>     (score-trace
>      (vertical 1.0
>                (summary 0.5 point)
>                ("*Score Trace*" 1.0)))
> [snip]
>     (compose-bounce
>      (vertical 1.0
>                (article 0.5)
>                (message 1.0 point))))
> 
> "C-h v" on "gnus-buffer-configuration" looks interesting... especially
> the section on score-trace.  I am not sure what this is about, but it
> tells us to look in the manual... "C-h i", "m Gnus <ret>", "s
> gnus-buffer-configuration".  This takes me to the menu "Windows
> Configuration".  I bet that this is the problem.  Probably this
> "alist" [a big glob of elisp stuff] isn't copasetic with your version
> of Emacs/Gnus/.gnus/.emacs, etc.  At the very least read the stuff in
> the "Windows Configuration" info page.  btw, the "V t" looks like
> this,
> 
>    ("gnus" 10 731236 w)  ->  e:/home/bpringle/News/nnml...
>    ("questions" 10 731236 w)  ->  e:/home/bpringle/News...
>    ("scoring" 10 731236 w)  ->  e:/home/bpringle/News/n...
>    ("e" 25850 731236 w)  ->  e:/home/bpringle/News/nnml...
>    ("h" 25740 731236 w)  ->  e:/home/bpringle/News/nnml...
>    ("w" 26220 731236 w)  ->  e:/home/bpringle/News/nnml...

OK, you've found my problem -- I was customizing the buffer configuration in
~/.gnus and didn't know it needed to be updated for the new version.  Is
there a better way to change the layout without redefining this variable?
Manual doesn't say.

Actually, it was creating the buffer but not displaying it.

Thanks a lot for the help.  Now I can get on with figuring out how scoring
works.

Regards,
Allen