Function: gnus-browse-mode

gnus-browse-mode is an interactive and byte-compiled function defined in gnus-srvr.el.gz.

Signature

(gnus-browse-mode)

Documentation

Major mode for browsing a foreign server.

All normal editing commands are switched off.

The only things you can do in this buffer is

1) u (gnus-browse-toggle-subscription-at-point) to subscribe or unsubscribe to
a group. The group will be inserted into the group buffer upon exit from this buffer.

2) SPC (gnus-browse-read-group) to read a group ephemerally.

3) L (gnus-browse-exit) to return to the group buffer.

In addition to any hooks its parent mode gnus-mode might have run, this mode runs the hook gnus-browse-mode-hook, as the final or penultimate step during initialization.

Key Bindings

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/gnus/gnus-srvr.el.gz
(define-derived-mode gnus-browse-mode gnus-mode "Browse Server"
  "Major mode for browsing a foreign server.
All normal editing commands are switched off.

\\<gnus-browse-mode-map>
The only things you can do in this buffer is

1) `\\[gnus-browse-toggle-subscription-at-point]' to subscribe or unsubscribe to
a group.  The group will be inserted into the group buffer upon exit from
this buffer.

2) `\\[gnus-browse-read-group]' to read a group ephemerally.

3) `\\[gnus-browse-exit]' to return to the group buffer."
  (when (gnus-visual-p 'browse-menu 'menu)
    (gnus-browse-make-menu-bar))
  (gnus-simplify-mode-line)
  (setq mode-line-process nil)
  (buffer-disable-undo)
  (setq truncate-lines t)
  (gnus-set-default-directory))