Re: GNUS hide group from *Group* buffer when there no unread messages...

[Andy Moreton]

On Fri 24 Aug 2012, Oleksandr Gavenko wrote:

> On 2012-08-14, Eric Abrahamsen wrote:
>> And 'j' for `gnus-group-jump-to-group' will find any group, visible or
>> not! This is my main method for *Group* buffer navigation, and for your
>> exact use-case: 'j' to find a group, then 'C-u a' to compose a message
>> to it.
>>
> Thanks for explaining of your workflow. I try it but seems that I need to use
> ido completion or something similar as default completion require entering
> many symbols and TAB pressing, for this:
>
>   nntp+news.gmane.org-ephemeral:gmane.emacs.gnus.user
>   nntp+news.gmane.org:gmane.comp.window-managers.fvwm
>   nntp+news.gmane.org:gmane.emacs.help
>
>   TAB : TAB e TAB RET
>
> As I avoid using IDO-mode until have time to learn it dipper I still use such
> approach: C-s KEYWORD and C-s C-s ... as many time until find looked group in
> *Groups* buffer.
>
> That's why I look (and still look!!) for way to prevent hiding groups with
> zero unread articles.

Try this:

(setq gnus-permanently-visible-groups ".*")

and if you use topics:

(setq gnus-topic-display-empty-topics t)


HTH

   AndyM