Re: gnus-thread-sort-functions

[Richard Riley]

Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org> writes:

> Sébastien Vauban <zthjwsqqafhv@spammotel.com>
> writes:
>
> Hi Sébastien,
>
>> I would like to have a "chronological" (but threaded) view of the mails I
>> read, that is:
>>
>>     o   threads sorted by date (with the most recent at the bottom of the
>>         screen);
>>
>>     o   articles in threads sorted by date (and reference -- of course):
>>
>>                                 ...43  3.3k     ● [STUMP] run-or-raise 
>> firefox
>>     David Hansen     2006-11-26 05:05  4.3k     └─▶
>>     Jay Belanger     2006-11-26 22:26  4.0k       ├─▶
>>     Jeremy Hankins   2006-11-27 00:15  5.3k       │└─▶
>>     Jay Belanger     2006-11-27 01:01  3.5k       │  └─▶
>>   + Shawn Betts      2006-11-27 04:22  3.8k       │    └─▶
>>     Jay Belanger     2006-11-27 01:25  3.7k       │      └─▶
>>   + Shawn Betts      2006-11-27 03:11  3.7k       └─▶
>>
>> Though, playing with `gnus-thread-sort-functions' seems to achieve one but 
>> the
>> opposite of the other: with my current setup ...
>>
>> gnus-thread-sort-functions is a variable defined in `gnus-sum.el'.
>> Its value is
>>     (gnus-thread-sort-by-number
>>      gnus-thread-sort-by-most-recent-date)
>>
>> ... the sorting inside a thread is correct, but thread roots are sorted in 
>> the
>> anti-chronological view.
>>
>> Is there a way to set up both independently?
>
> Yes, you have to invert the predicate.  Here's what I use:
>
>
>
> (setq gnus-thread-sort-functions
>       '(gnus-thread-sort-by-number
>         (not gnus-thread-sort-by-most-recent-date)
>         gnus-thread-sort-by-total-score))
>
>
>
> With this setup I get this behavior:
>
>   - Threads with higher score appear on top of the summary
>   - Threads with equal score appear sorted by date, e.g.
>     newer threads are below older ones
>   - Inside threads newer articles come before older ones
>
> Bye,
> Tassilo

Just for anyone googling thread sorts, mine is

       (setq gnus-thread-sort-functions
       '(gnus-thread-sort-by-number
         (lambda (t1 t2) (not (gnus-thread-sort-by-date t1 t2)))))


Which has my preferred format of newer emails/posts at the top and
threads by date.