Re: [Erc-help] [devel] RFC on timestamping

[Andreas F. <as...@vo...>]

Today, Mario Lang <ml...@de...> wrote:
> Currently, we have timestamping spread out through the whole erc.el.

Jup, I agree that it's a mess.

> Either the modify hook, or erc-insert-post-hook.

I would vote for the -post-hook. Timestamping is IMHO supposed to
happen after everything else is done (most prominently filling), which
is the reason for this hook's existence.

> That would allow for different ways of timestamping, either prefix, or
> postfix, or any other way.

Good idea. For prefix timestamping, filling will be another issue.

I have another idea (maybe not that good, but anyway): how about having
no timestamp stuff clutter the channel buffers, rather put the
timestamp in a text property or similar, so that moving the mouse (or
point) over it creates a timestamp message in the minibuffer. Maybe
even a bubble-help like thingy could pop up...

> The ultimate goal would be to get all timestamping out of erc.el
> into say, erc-stamp.el. And do all the things via hooks.

Good.

> Any ideas? Any comments? Is there something which prevents this?
> Does someone want to do it? If not, I will try.

I would certainly want to give filling advice, and most probably create
the minibuffer timestamping stuff.

Have fun,
=2D-=20
Andreas Fuchs, <as...@ac...>, as...@ja..., antifuchs