From c2a3c99342853221608ca626c10b81912adf5382 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Bremner Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 08:30:27 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] Re: [DRAFT PATCH] emacs: show local date next to Date: in case value differs --- 21/330d82ad8b9797272be33ac7f7c4d7b3c90100 | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 76 insertions(+) create mode 100644 21/330d82ad8b9797272be33ac7f7c4d7b3c90100 diff --git a/21/330d82ad8b9797272be33ac7f7c4d7b3c90100 b/21/330d82ad8b9797272be33ac7f7c4d7b3c90100 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..87a589f82 --- /dev/null +++ b/21/330d82ad8b9797272be33ac7f7c4d7b3c90100 @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +Return-Path: +X-Original-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Delivered-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) + by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5290D6DE199C + for ; Fri, 3 Apr 2015 16:04:04 -0700 (PDT) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at cworth.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: 1.359 +X-Spam-Level: * +X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.359 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.283, + DATE_IN_PAST_03_06=1.076] autolearn=disabled +Received: from arlo.cworth.org ([127.0.0.1]) + by localhost (arlo.cworth.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) + with ESMTP id CY9hrOAp7Sjb for ; + Fri, 3 Apr 2015 16:04:02 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from mx.xen14.node3324.gplhost.com (gitolite.debian.net + [87.98.215.224]) + by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6E2446DE1989 + for ; Fri, 3 Apr 2015 16:04:02 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from remotemail by mx.xen14.node3324.gplhost.com with local (Exim + 4.80) (envelope-from ) + id 1YdXFx-0003SA-DJ; Thu, 02 Apr 2015 05:01:29 +0000 +Received: (nullmailer pid 4269 invoked by uid 1000); Wed, 01 Apr 2015 + 23:30:27 -0000 +From: David Bremner +To: Tomi Ollila , notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Subject: Re: [DRAFT PATCH] emacs: show local date next to Date: in case value + differs +In-Reply-To: <1427132722-20346-1-git-send-email-tomi.ollila@iki.fi> +References: <1427132722-20346-1-git-send-email-tomi.ollila@iki.fi> +User-Agent: Notmuch/0.19+96~g703c8f9 (http://notmuchmail.org) Emacs/24.4.1 + (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) +Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2015 08:30:27 +0900 +Message-ID: <87vbhf2zqk.fsf@maritornes.cs.unb.ca> +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain +X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 +Precedence: list +List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." + +List-Unsubscribe: , + +List-Archive: +List-Post: +List-Help: +List-Subscribe: , + +X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2015 23:04:04 -0000 + +Tomi Ollila writes: + +> When adding Date: header of a message to notmuch-show buffer, compare the +> date string with local representation of it and if these differ, output +> Date: {original-date-string} ({local-date-representation}) + +One thing I found confusing is that the local date representation is +mostly redundant in the default configuration, as the date shown in the +"headerline" is already in the local time zone if +"notmuch-show-relative-dates" is t. From the fact that you made this +patch I'm guessing that you don't use that setting. + +One option which would have the advantage not being as wide on the +screen (Maybe my use case is strange, but I often use notmuch is 66 +column half screen-width terminals) would be to (optionally?) display +the non-relative date in the headerline in the local time zone. + +> This is useful e.g. when mail system provides Date: strings with +> different timezone information than the sender is located at. + +I'm not sure how local time information helps with the sender? Unless +you happen to be in the same time zone. + +d + -- 2.26.2