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

[Mario L. <ml...@de...>]

Andreas Fuchs <as...@vo...> writes:

>> 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

That's what I thought also.

>> 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.
Oh yes, hmmm.

> 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
Look at erc-echo-timestamps, and code which uses it :-).

> even a bubble-help like thingy could pop up...
Sounds good.

>> 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.

Good.  Do we need any additional hooks to be able to get rid of all that in the core?

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CYa,
  Mario