[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 Michael
> Niedermayer
> Sent: Tuesday, 10 August 2021 16:03
> To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-devel at ffmpeg.org>
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] Mail quoting (was: 1/2] libavutil/log: Add
> capability to prefix loglines with current time or current date+time)
> 
> 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 a lot for your suggestion. I have no doubt that for that specific 
task a different mail client would be better than Outlook. But it would 
fail to fulfill many of the other requirements that I have, including 
extensions that I've developed that allow me to integrate my e-mail 
processing with other programs and automate certain tasks.

Kind regards,
softworkz