Variable: gnus-topic-line-format

gnus-topic-line-format is a customizable variable defined in gnus-topic.el.gz.

Value

"%i[ %(%{%n%}%) -- %A ]%v\n"

Documentation

Format of topic lines.

It works along the same lines as a normal formatting string, with some simple extensions.

%i Indentation based on topic level.
%n Topic name.
%v Nothing if the topic is visible, "..." otherwise.
%g Number of groups in the topic.
%G Number of groups in the topic and its subtopics.
%a Number of unread articles in the groups in the topic.
%A Number of unread articles in the groups in the topic and its subtopics.

General format specifiers can also be used. See Info node (gnus)Formatting Variables.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/gnus/gnus-topic.el.gz
(defcustom gnus-topic-line-format "%i[ %(%{%n%}%) -- %A ]%v\n"
  "Format of topic lines.
It works along the same lines as a normal formatting string,
with some simple extensions.

%i  Indentation based on topic level.
%n  Topic name.
%v  Nothing if the topic is visible, \"...\" otherwise.
%g  Number of groups in the topic.
%G  Number of groups in the topic and its subtopics.
%a  Number of unread articles in the groups in the topic.
%A  Number of unread articles in the groups in the topic and its subtopics.

General format specifiers can also be used.
See Info node `(gnus)Formatting Variables'."
  :link '(custom-manual "(gnus)Formatting Variables")
  :type 'string)