Re: When I customize a group, where is that metadata stored?

[Tassilo Horn]

Andreas Davour <anteRUN@updateLIKE.uu.HELLse> writes:

Hi Andreas,

>>> But as you see, you can set `gnus-permanently-visible-groups' in
>>> your ~/.gnus.el to achieve your goal.
>>
>> It always help to know where to start. That should do it. Many thanks
>> Tassilo!!
>
> Of course it wasn't all that simple.
>
> gnus-permanently-visible-groups wants a regexp. I want to set a bunch
> of groups as visible that's frankly impossible to create one regexp
> for. Now my lack of elisp skill is failing me. How to a make up a
> bunch of regexpes and attach them all to
> gnus-permanently-visible-groups? Is it even doable?

Of course it's doable!  For regexps I like the `rx' macro, which does
all the work for you while maintaining a much better structured view on
the regexp.

Here's an example:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(setq gnus-permanently-visible-groups
      (rx (or ;; try all following matchers till one succeeds.
           ;; Match all groups starting with "de." or "comp."...
           (and bol (or "de." "comp."))
           ;; plus these two groups.
           "foo.bar.baz"
           "foo.bla.bla")))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

In that example all groups that start with "de." or "comp." would be
permanently visible, plus the two groups "foo.bar.baz" and
"foo.bla.bla".

Hope that helps,
Tassilo
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