From 1b6bcdbe7eaacde19b5d633b33c8d056e4818de0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Hockin Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 12:53:33 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/email-clients.txt: add some info about gmail Signed-off-by: Tim Hockin Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- Documentation/email-clients.txt | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/email-clients.txt b/Documentation/email-clients.txt index 2ebb94d6ed8..a618efab7b1 100644 --- a/Documentation/email-clients.txt +++ b/Documentation/email-clients.txt @@ -213,4 +213,29 @@ TkRat (GUI) Works. Use "Insert file..." or external editor. +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Gmail (Web GUI) + +If you just have to use Gmail to send patches, it CAN be made to work. It +requires a bit of external help, though. + +The first problem is that Gmail converts tabs to spaces. This will +totally break your patches. To prevent this, you have to use a different +editor. There is a firefox extension called "ViewSourceWith" +(https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/394) which allows you to +edit any text box in the editor of your choice. Configure it to launch +your favorite editor. When you want to send a patch, use this technique. +Once you have crafted your messsage + patch, save and exit the editor, +which should reload the Gmail edit box. GMAIL WILL PRESERVE THE TABS. +Hoorah. Apparently you can cut-n-paste literal tabs, but Gmail will +convert those to spaces upon sending! + +The second problem is that Gmail converts tabs to spaces on replies. If +you reply to a patch, don't expect to be able to apply it as a patch. + +The last problem is that Gmail will base64-encode any message that has a +non-ASCII character. That includes things like European names. Be aware. + +Gmail is not convenient for lkml patches, but CAN be made to work. + ###