message-insert-citation-line

message-insert-citation-line

[Kai Grossjohann]

WIBNI if this function was a little more customizable?

Alternatives:

  - Define a template where %s or %f or %a or something is replaced by
    the author's name, such that the templace "%f writes:" produces
    the current behavior and "* %f:" produces the citation lines used
    by Erik Naggum.

  - Define variables for a prefix and a suffix, such that prefix ""
    and suffix " writes:" produce the current behavior and prefix "* "
    and suffix ":" produce the behavior used by Erik.

For the former suggestion, one could also have %m or %e for mail
address, for example.

kai
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Re: message-insert-citation-line

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

Kai Grossjohann <grossjohann@charly.cs.uni-dortmund.de> writes:

> WIBNI if this function was a little more customizable?
> 
> Alternatives:
> 
>   - Define a template where %s or %f or %a or something is replaced by
>     the author's name, such that the templace "%f writes:" produces
>     the current behavior and "* %f:" produces the citation lines used
>     by Erik Naggum.

While doing this would be easy enough (if we ignore the layering
violation and let Message use the Gnus formatting variable stuff), I
don't think this is a good idea -- I *want* people not to fiddle with
the citation lines.  Having a semi-standard citation line is easy on
the eyes -- it's readily apparent what it is, so the eyes just skip
past them.  "Cute" citation lines waste human time.

Semi-standard citation lines also makes highlighting them easier.

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