[FFmpeg-devel] Mail quoting (was: 1/2] libavutil/log: Add capability to prefix loglines with current time or current date+time)

[Soft Works]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-bounces at ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of
> Nicolas George
> Sent: Tuesday, 10 August 2021 11:16
> To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-
> devel at ffmpeg.org>
> Subject: [FFmpeg-devel] Mail quoting (was: 1/2] libavutil/log: Add capability
> to prefix loglines with current time or current date+time)
> 
> Soft Works (12021-08-10):
> > I meant the e-mail body of the previous conversation.
> 
> Well, it is my mail, I put what I want in it, and you do what you want with
> yours.
> 
> But ask yourself: which one do you find easier to read: one where you have
> to scroll half a dozen pages of old mail just to get to the new bits, or one
> where you have enough quoted context to remember what the discussion is
> about but not too much?
> 
> For me, the answer is the second, and since I prefer this for myself

Totally agree.

> I have toe
> courtesy to do the same for the mails I send, even if it takes a few more
> keystrokes. A lot of people do not bother, 

Yes, that made me wonder whether shortening would be against any rule or 
guideline.

One of the most annoying things with that mailing-list-style development
is the requirement to scroll through every single message of concern 
while trying to spot all lines that do not have a '> ' prefix. As some do not 
even put a blank line before and after a comment, you cannot rely on that,
meaning that you have to look very carefully while scrolling.

It's surely OK for regular conversations, but for working with code...

Kind regards,
softworkz