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(gnus)User-Defined Specs


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User-Defined Specs
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   All the specs allow for inserting user defined specifiers--`u'.  The
next character in the format string should be a letter.  Gnus will call
the function `gnus-user-format-function-'`X', where `X' is the letter
following `%u'.  The function will be passed a single parameter--what
the parameter means depends on what buffer it's being called from.  The
function should return a string, which will be inserted into the buffer
just like information from any other specifier.  This function may also
be called with dummy values, so it should protect against that.

   You can also use tilde modifiers (Note: Advanced Formatting to
achieve much the same without defining new functions.  Here's an
example: `%~(form (count-lines (point-min) (point)))@'.  The form given
here will be evaluated to yield the current line number, and then
inserted.


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