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

[Michael Niedermayer]

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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