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217Gmail (Web GUI) 217Gmail (Web GUI)
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219If you just have to use Gmail to send patches, it CAN be made to work. It 219Does not work for sending patches.
220requires a bit of external help, though. 220
221 221Gmail web client converts tabs to spaces automatically.
222The first problem is that Gmail converts tabs to spaces. This will 222
223totally break your patches. To prevent this, you have to use a different 223At the same time it wraps lines every 78 chars with CRLF style line breaks
224editor. There is a firefox extension called "ViewSourceWith" 224although tab2space problem can be solved with external editor.
225(https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/394) which allows you to 225
226edit any text box in the editor of your choice. Configure it to launch 226Another problem is that Gmail will base64-encode any message that has a
227your favorite editor. When you want to send a patch, use this technique. 227non-ASCII character. That includes things like European names.
228Once you have crafted your messsage + patch, save and exit the editor,
229which should reload the Gmail edit box. GMAIL WILL PRESERVE THE TABS.
230Hoorah. Apparently you can cut-n-paste literal tabs, but Gmail will
231convert those to spaces upon sending!
232
233The second problem is that Gmail converts tabs to spaces on replies. If
234you reply to a patch, don't expect to be able to apply it as a patch.
235
236The last problem is that Gmail will base64-encode any message that has a
237non-ASCII character. That includes things like European names. Be aware.
238
239Gmail is not convenient for lkml patches, but CAN be made to work.
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