* " (was: " hardcoded in message-change-subject (patch)
@ 2003-01-29 17:09 Vasily Korytov
2003-01-29 17:58 ` Simon Josefsson
2003-02-01 16:29 ` " Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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From: Vasily Korytov @ 2003-01-29 17:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
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I've noted, ``was:'', inserted by message-change-subject, is lowercase.
I think, it would be nicer to have it capitalized (as ``Re:''), but I'm
not sure, everyone would agree with it (opinions, anyone?).
Attached is the patch for making "was: " go in a variable to make
everyone happy.
---Vas
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--- message.el~ Thu Jan 23 01:16:00 2003
+++ message.el Wed Jan 29 20:05:11 2003
@@ -302,6 +302,13 @@
:group 'message-various
:type 'regexp)
+(defcustom message-change-subject-prefix
+ "was: "
+ "*String to be inserted by message-change-subject in parenthesis
+before the old subject."
+ :group 'message-various
+ :type 'string)
+
;;; marking inserted text
;;;###autoload
@@ -1630,7 +1637,8 @@
(message-delete-line)
(insert (concat "Subject: "
new-subject
- " (was: "
+ " ("
+ message-change-subject-prefix
old-subject ")\n")))))))))
;;;###autoload
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* Re: " (was: " hardcoded in message-change-subject (patch)
2003-01-29 17:09 " (was: " hardcoded in message-change-subject (patch) Vasily Korytov
@ 2003-01-29 17:58 ` Simon Josefsson
2003-01-29 18:08 ` Vasily Korytov
2003-02-01 16:29 ` " Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Simon Josefsson @ 2003-01-29 17:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
deskpot@myrealbox.com (Vasily Korytov) writes:
> I've noted, ``was:'', inserted by message-change-subject, is lowercase.
> I think, it would be nicer to have it capitalized (as ``Re:''), but I'm
> not sure, everyone would agree with it (opinions, anyone?).
FWIW, the usefor draft uses lower case "was:":
,----
| In the following examples, please note that only "Re: " is mandated
| by this standard. "was: " is a convention used by many English-
| speaking posters to signal a change in subject matter. Software can
| always recognize such changes from the References-header.
|
| Subject: Film at 11
| Subject: Re: Film at 11
| Subject: Godwin's law considered harmful (was: Film at 11)
| Subject: Godwin's law (was: Film at 11)
| Subject: Re: Godwin's law (was: Film at 11)
| Subject: Re: Godwin's law
`----
I could not find a more canonical specification of it.
> Attached is the patch for making "was: " go in a variable to make
> everyone happy.
If it is added, IMHO it should not be advertised much or include a
prominent warning in the docstring that changing it from the default
can cause irritation. Compare the bad behaviour caused by some MUAs
that translate Re: etc.
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* Re: "
2003-01-29 17:09 " (was: " hardcoded in message-change-subject (patch) Vasily Korytov
2003-01-29 17:58 ` Simon Josefsson
@ 2003-02-01 16:29 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen @ 2003-02-01 16:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
deskpot@myrealbox.com (Vasily Korytov) writes:
> I've noted, ``was:'', inserted by message-change-subject, is lowercase.
> I think, it would be nicer to have it capitalized (as ``Re:''), but I'm
> not sure, everyone would agree with it (opinions, anyone?).
I don't think that string should be customizable. Like with "Re:",
it's really a protocol-specific string. And since USEFOR uses
"(was:", Gnus should, too.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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