GNU bug report logs - #44705
27.1; better syntax for gnus-article-date-headers

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Packages: emacs, gnus;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:14:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 27.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 44705 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#44705: 27.1; better syntax for gnus-article-date-headers
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 09:36:12 +0100
積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:

> Let's see if the output of
>
> (set-variable 'gnus-article-date-headers '(combined-local-lapsed original))
>
>     Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2020 10:06:47 +0800 (3 days, 2 hours, 57 minutes ago)
>     Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:06:47 -0600
>
> could be put onto one line:
>
>     Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2020 10:06:47 +0800 (3 days, 2 hours, 57 minutes
> ago) (Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:06:47 -0600)
>
> It could, if the much better syntax
>
> (local " (" elapsed ")" " (" original ")")
>
> were allowed!

Sorry; I don't think this would be generally useful.  If you want such a
date display, you can easily write a function display the date header
any way you want.

Closing.

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