[Erc-help] Right timestamp and fill preferences

[Michael O. <mw...@gn...>]

After committing my most recent change to erc-stamp.el, I realized
that the behavior of erc-insert-timestamp-right has changed such that
if `erc-timestamp-right-column' is nil and `erc-fill-column' is
non-nil, it will insert timestamps after erc-fill-column, rather than
before.

Before I either update the docstring for `erc-insert-timestamp-right'
or revert that particular behavior change, I thought it best to put
the question to the list.

Option 1: Insert timestamps after erc-fill-column.  I like this, since
it visually separates the stamps from the rest of the text.  Also, if
we assume that 80 columns is a fairly standard value for window-width,
and note that the standard value of fill-column is 70, a simple
[HH:MM] timestamp perfectly fits into that space.

If we go that route, we should probably change the default value of
`erc-fill-column' to be set to 70, rather than 78.

Option 2: Revert to the previous behavior of having timestamps be
inserted just before erc-fill-column.

Option 3: Make a new option that determines which behavior to use, and
default it to either Option 1 or Option 2.

If I don't see any feedback on the list in a couple of days, I will
implement Option 1.

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