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Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day
From: |
Nicolas Goaziou |
Subject: |
Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day |
Date: |
Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:29:02 +0100 |
Toby Cubitt <address@hidden> writes:
> How do I produce the format "5 h 32 min" with your defcustom, without
> requiring the user to define their own function? (Assuming that 'regular
> produces the current default "5:32" format.)
Why "without defining their own function"? My proposal was to use
functions instead of format strings to customize output.
> You still need a way to allow users to supply format strings, so they can
> customize the appearance of the `regular' and `decimal' formats. Your own
> "5 h 32 min" and "5,3 days" examples demonstrate this.
In my proposal, customizing `regular' and `decimal' format wasn't
expected.
> This either implies a second defcustom for the format strings, or it
> implies storing both the format strings and choice of function choice in
> the same defcustom. Furthermore, one format string isn't be enough
> because you might want to different numbers of placeholders depending on
> the duration (which is what my original patch allowed).
But let's forget about it, it's a false good idea, anyway. I'm shooting
myself in the foot: custom formats mean parsing hell. So either:
1. We define a new format, non customizable, but possibly conditional,
which can describe a duration, in order to include days.
2. We allow customization as overlays (much like timestamps).
3. We leave it as-is.
I'm not very fond of 2, so I think this whole customization problem is
moot anyway.
Regards,
--
Nicolas Goaziou
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, (continued)
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Toby Cubitt, 2012/11/05
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Nicolas Goaziou, 2012/11/05
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Toby Cubitt, 2012/11/05
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Nicolas Goaziou, 2012/11/05
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Achim Gratz, 2012/11/05
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Toby Cubitt, 2012/11/05
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Nicolas Goaziou, 2012/11/05
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Toby Cubitt, 2012/11/06
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Nicolas Goaziou, 2012/11/06
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Toby Cubitt, 2012/11/06
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day,
Nicolas Goaziou <=
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Toby Cubitt, 2012/11/06
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Nicolas Goaziou, 2012/11/06
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Toby Cubitt, 2012/11/06
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Nicolas Goaziou, 2012/11/06
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Toby Cubitt, 2012/11/06
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Nicolas Goaziou, 2012/11/07
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Toby Cubitt, 2012/11/08
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Nicolas Goaziou, 2012/11/09
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Toby Cubitt, 2012/11/13
- Re: [O] [PATCH] Separate clocksum format for durations >= 1 day, Nicolas Goaziou, 2012/11/14