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Documentation/email-clients.txt: add some info about gmail
Signed-off-by: Tim Hockin <thockin@google.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Works. Use "Insert file..." or external editor.
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Works. Use "Insert file..." or external editor.
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Gmail (Web GUI)
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If you just have to use Gmail to send patches, it CAN be made to work. It
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requires a bit of external help, though.
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The first problem is that Gmail converts tabs to spaces. This will
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totally break your patches. To prevent this, you have to use a different
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editor. There is a firefox extension called "ViewSourceWith"
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(https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/394) which allows you to
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edit any text box in the editor of your choice. Configure it to launch
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your favorite editor. When you want to send a patch, use this technique.
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Once you have crafted your messsage + patch, save and exit the editor,
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which should reload the Gmail edit box. GMAIL WILL PRESERVE THE TABS.
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Hoorah. Apparently you can cut-n-paste literal tabs, but Gmail will
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convert those to spaces upon sending!
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The second problem is that Gmail converts tabs to spaces on replies. If
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you reply to a patch, don't expect to be able to apply it as a patch.
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The last problem is that Gmail will base64-encode any message that has a
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non-ASCII character. That includes things like European names. Be aware.
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Gmail is not convenient for lkml patches, but CAN be made to work.
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