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

Nicolas George george at nsup.org
Tue Aug 10 17:28:17 EEST 2021


Michael Niedermayer (12021-08-10):
> if your MUA doesnt color the text to make it easy, 
> maybe you should consider a different MUA

This is good advice in this specific instance, but I would not consider
it an excuse for myself not to properly trim the replies I make, on the
principle that I should not demand many people to change their habits
just to accommodate mine.

A little effort by one person is better than a tiny effort by many.

> for example mutt can color code text based on how many ">" are there at the begin
> in fact mutt lets you write your own rules for how to color the mails
> I would assume any half decent MUA should be able to do something similar

Mutt also has a short-cut (S by default) to skip until the first line of
non-quoted text. It is a life-saver when you all do not trim your mails.

Regards,

-- 
  Nicolas George
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