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

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E.email comes with this capability built in.

August 10, 2021 10:02 AM, "Michael Niedermayer" <michael at niedermayer.cc> wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 09:47:31AM +0000, Soft Works wrote:
> 
>> -----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.
> 
> if your MUA doesnt color the text to make it easy,
> maybe you should consider a different MUA
> 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
> 
> Thanks
> 
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