The patch titled
Documentation/email-clients.txt: add some info about gmail
has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was
documentation-email-clientstxt-add-some-info-about-gmail.patch
This patch was dropped because it was merged into mainline or a subsystem tree
The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/
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Subject: Documentation/email-clients.txt: add some info about gmail
From: Tim Hockin <thockin@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Tim Hockin <thockin@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/email-clients.txt | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
diff -puN Documentation/email-clients.txt~documentation-email-clientstxt-add-some-info-about-gmail Documentation/email-clients.txt
--- a/Documentation/email-clients.txt~documentation-email-clientstxt-add-some-info-about-gmail
+++ a/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.
+
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