Reading Articles Quick Start

    

Open a Newsgroup
Highlight a group in the newsgroup pane. Open the group (load the articles in the thread pane) by either double-clicking the group name, or pressing ENTER.
·      You can choose whether Gravity opens newsgroup and articles with a single click or double click in Tools - Global Options - Preferences.

Threads
By default, article threads begin collapsed. The red icon  means there are more unread articles in the thread. Click the icon or use the + or - keys to expand or collapse thread.
·      You can configure Gravity to start with all threads expanded in Tools - Global Options - Display.

Open an Article for Reading
Click the article in the thread pane, or press ENTER when highlighted.
·      You can configure Gravity to open articles with a single click or double click in Tools - Global Options - Preferences.
You can use the toolbar buttons to advance through articles. You can also use Space Bar Navigation. Pressing SPACE will advance through the article one "page" at a time. If you need to alter the space bar settings, see .

·       To see the full article headers, press "H", which is a toggle command (press"H" again to turn off all headers).

·       To mute quoted text, press "Q" which is also a toggle command.
You can also move through the article with the arrow keys, page up/down keys, or vertical scrollbar. Your mouse wheel may work for scrolling, depending on its settings.
(You may need to put focus in the article pane for the page up/down or arrow keys to work)

Filters (Display Filters)

The default display filter is set to "Unread Articles", which sorts articles ascending (oldest first). If you want to change it to sort newest to oldest, you can edit the default filter.
Gravity automatically applies the default filter when you start up, or open another group. Use the pushpin icon to "lock" (or unlock) the filters. The filter will not change until you manually change it.
See the topics for more information.

Column Headings
The column headings are "click-able" for sorting. When you sort, you will lose threading, depending on the heading. Click the small triangle (below left) to return to a threaded display.

Bozo Bin (Plonking)
Add authors to the Bozo Bin if you want future article from the author(s) marked as read. You can also add authors with the right click menus. Previous articles from the bozos are not marked read. To refresh the effect on the current group use Tools - Apply bozo bin to current group (see the for more d etails).

Kill or Ignore Threads
  Use the Kill Thread button (or Control+K) to mark all articles in a thread as read. Future incoming articles will not be marked read. To kill current and future article use the next command.
Ignore Thread (I) will mark the current articles in the thread as read and also add the thread subject to the Ignore List. Future articles in the thread will be marked read automatically. The keyboard command (I) is easy to remember.
  See the Chapter for details.
Format
Right click the article pane and select PROPERTIES to change the fonts and colors, and select which  headers are displayed (the article text is formatted by changing the article  "Body"). See the for more details.