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

[Tassilo Horn]

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

> I'd like to configure some tweaks for a big bunch of groups, namely
> the permanently visible flag.
>
> This can be done by selecting customize for each group, but it has all
> the flaws of all GUIs in that it takes time and is cumbersome. I'd
> like to write some elisp to do that, preferable in my .gnus file.
>
> Anyone know how that metadata is stored and how to manipulate it
> without using "customize"??

Generally those things are made with (info "(gnus)Group Parameters").
Most of these parameters can be set via elisp using the
`gnus-parameters' variable.  But the `visible' parameted cannot:

,----[ (info "(gnus)Group Parameters") ]
| `visible'
|      If the group parameter list has the element `(visible . t)', that
|      group will always be visible in the Group buffer, regardless of
|      whether it has any unread articles.
| 
|      This parameter cannot be set via `gnus-parameters'. See
|      `gnus-permanently-visible-groups' as an alternative.
`----

But as you see, you can set `gnus-permanently-visible-groups' in your
~/.gnus.el to achieve your goal.

Hope that helps,
Tassilo