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Topic Topology
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So, let's have a look at an example group buffer:
Gnus
Emacs -- I wuw it!
3: comp.emacs
2: alt.religion.emacs
Naughty Emacs
452: alt.sex.emacs
0: comp.talk.emacs.recovery
Misc
8: comp.binaries.fractals
13: comp.sources.unix
So, here we have one top-level topic, two topics under that, and one
sub-topic under one of the sub-topics. (There is always just one (1)
top-level topic). This topology can be expressed as follows:
(("Gnus" visible)
(("Emacs -- I wuw it!" visible)
(("Naughty Emacs" visible)))
(("Misc" visible)))
This is in fact how the variable `gnus-topic-topology' would look
for the display above. That variable is saved in the `.newsrc.eld'
file, and shouldn't be messed with manually--unless you really want to.
Since this variable is read from the `.newsrc.eld' file, setting it in
any other startup files will have no effect.
This topology shows what topics are sub-topics of what topics
(right), and which topics are visible. Two settings are currently
allowed--`visible' and `invisible'.