; Fix some markup and typos in the Gnus manual.

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@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@ asterisk at the beginning of the line?).
You can change that format to whatever you want by fiddling with the
@code{gnus-group-line-format} variable. This variable works along the
lines of a @code{format} specification, which is pretty much the same as
a @code{printf} specifications, for those of you who use (feh!) C@.
a @code{printf} specification, for those of you who use (feh!)@: C@.
@xref{Formatting Variables}.
@samp{%M%S%5y:%B%(%g%)\n} is the value that produced those lines above.
@ -1949,7 +1949,7 @@ renumber all articles from 1, removing all gaps between numbers, hence
getting a correct total count. Other backends may support this in the
future. In order to keep your total article count relatively up to
date, you might want to compact your groups (or even directly your
server) from time to time. @xref{Misc Group Stuff}, @xref{Server Commands}.
server) from time to time. @xref{Misc Group Stuff}, @xref{Server Commands}.
@item y
Number of unread, unticked, non-dormant articles.
@ -3860,7 +3860,7 @@ exiting Gnus.
If you read lots and lots of groups, it might be convenient to group
them hierarchically according to topics. You put your Emacs groups over
here, your sex groups over there, and the rest (what, two groups or so?)
here, your sex groups over there, and the rest (what, two groups or so?)@:
you put in some misc section that you never bother with anyway. You can
even group the Emacs sex groups as a sub-topic to either the Emacs
groups or the sex groups---or both! Go wild!
@ -3890,7 +3890,7 @@ Gnus
@findex gnus-topic-mode
@kindex t @r{(Group)}
To get this @emph{fab} functionality you simply turn on (ooh!) the
To get this @emph{fab} functionality you simply turn on (ooh!)@: the
@code{gnus-topic} minor mode---type @kbd{t} in the group buffer. (This
is a toggling command.)
@ -6254,7 +6254,7 @@ Just don't forget to set that up :-)
There are several marks you can set on an article.
You have marks that decide the @dfn{readedness} (whoo, neato-keano
neologism ohoy!) of the article. Alphabetic marks generally mean
neologism ohoy!)@: of the article. Alphabetic marks generally mean
@dfn{read}, while non-alphabetic characters generally mean @dfn{unread}.
In addition, you also have marks that do not affect readedness.
@ -9749,14 +9749,14 @@ when the article was sent.
@item W T u
@kindex W T u @r{(Summary)}
@findex gnus-article-date-ut
Display the date in UT (aka. GMT, aka ZULU)
Display the date in UT (aka.@: GMT, aka ZULU)
(@code{gnus-article-date-ut}).
@item W T i
@kindex W T i @r{(Summary)}
@findex gnus-article-date-iso8601
@cindex ISO 8601
Display the date in international format, aka. ISO 8601
Display the date in international format, aka.@: ISO 8601
(@code{gnus-article-date-iso8601}).
@item W T l
@ -15596,7 +15596,7 @@ These are two useful hooks executed when treating new incoming
mail---@code{nnmail-pre-get-new-mail-hook} (is called just before
starting to handle the new mail) and
@code{nnmail-post-get-new-mail-hook} (is called when the mail handling
is done). Here's and example of using these two hooks to change the
is done). Here's an example of using these two hooks to change the
default file modes the new mail files get:
@lisp
@ -17110,7 +17110,7 @@ what's where.
@item nnbabyl
Once upon a time, there was the DEC-10 and DEC-20, running operating
systems called TOPS and related things, and the usual (only?) mail
systems called TOPS and related things, and the usual (only?)@: mail
reading environment was a thing called Babyl. I don't know what format
was used for mail landing on the system, but Babyl had its own internal
format to which mail was converted, primarily involving creating a
@ -17192,7 +17192,7 @@ mail back ends.
@code{nnmaildir} is largely similar to @code{nnml}, with some notable
differences. Each message is stored in a separate file, but the
filename is unrelated to the article number in Gnus. @code{nnmaildir}
filename is unrelated to the article number in Gnus. @code{nnmaildir}
also stores the equivalent of @code{nnml}'s overview files in one file
per article, so it uses about twice as many inodes as @code{nnml}.
(Use @code{df -i} to see how plentiful your inode supply is.) If this
@ -18392,7 +18392,7 @@ line in your @file{~/.gnus.el} file:
@item
You must arrange for diary messages (those containing @code{X-Diary-*}
headers) to be split in a private folder @emph{before} Gnus treat them.
Again, this is needed because Gnus cannot (yet ?) properly handle
Again, this is needed because Gnus cannot (yet ?)@: properly handle
multiple primary mail back ends. Getting those messages from a separate
source will compensate this misfeature to some extent.
@ -19701,7 +19701,7 @@ over and over again.
@item gnus-agent-max-fetch-size
@vindex gnus-agent-max-fetch-size
The agent fetches articles into a temporary buffer prior to parsing
them into individual files. To avoid exceeding the max. buffer size,
them into individual files. To avoid exceeding the max.@: buffer size,
the agent alternates between fetching and parsing until all articles
have been fetched. @code{gnus-agent-max-fetch-size} provides a size
limit to control how often the cycling occurs. A large value improves
@ -22121,7 +22121,7 @@ mbox = ... your mbox files which should be indexed ...
@end example
This specifies all your mail folders and mbox files (relative to the
base directory!) you want to index with mairix. Note that the
base directory!)@: you want to index with mairix. Note that the
@code{nnml} back end saves mails in MH format, so you have to put those
directories in the @code{mh} line. See the example at the end of this
section and mairixrc's man-page for further details.
@ -24654,7 +24654,7 @@ Groups}.
@cindex spam back ends
In either case, you have to tell the Spam package what method to use
to detect spam messages. There are several methods, or @dfn{spam back
ends} (not to be confused with Gnus back ends!) to choose from: spam
ends} (not to be confused with Gnus back ends!)@: to choose from: spam
``blacklists'' and ``whitelists'', dictionary-based filters, and so
forth. @xref{Spam Back Ends}.
@ -26619,7 +26619,7 @@ Setting up the Gnus Cloud takes less than a minute. From the Group
buffer:
Press @kbd{^} to go to the Server buffer. Here you'll see all the
servers that Gnus knows. @xref{Server Buffer}.
servers that Gnus knows. @xref{Server Buffer}.
Then press @kbd{i} to mark any servers as cloud-synchronized (their marks are synchronized).
@ -26915,7 +26915,7 @@ but at the common table.@*
'94, Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen grew bored and decided to rewrite Gnus.
If you want to investigate the person responsible for this outrage,
you can point your (feh!) web browser to
you can point your (feh!)@: web browser to
@uref{https://quimby.gnus.org/}. This used to be the primary
distribution point for the new and spiffy versions of Gnus, and was
known as The Site That Destroys Newsrcs And Drives People Mad, but
@ -26958,7 +26958,7 @@ The first ``proper'' release of Gnus 5 was done in November 1995 when it
was included in the Emacs 19.30 distribution (132 (ding) Gnus releases
plus 15 Gnus 5.0 releases).
In May 1996 the next Gnus generation (aka. ``September Gnus'' (after 99
In May 1996 the next Gnus generation (aka.@: ``September Gnus'' (after 99
releases)) was released under the name ``Gnus 5.2'' (40 releases).
On July 28th 1996 work on Red Gnus was begun, and it was released on
@ -27119,7 +27119,7 @@ type>, yup, I'll release it right away <ship off> no wait, that doesn't
work at all <type type>, yup, I'll ship that one off right away <ship
off> no, wait, that absolutely does not work'' policy for releases.
Micro$oft---bah. Amateurs. I'm @emph{much} worse. (Or is that
``worser''? ``much worser''? ``worsest''?)
``worser''? ``much worser''? ``worsest''?)
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Academy for@dots{} oops,
wrong show.