make formatstring for timestamps configurable.

This adds a new config option 'timestamp_format'
to the globals section that, if set, is used to format
datetimes in thread and search buffers. Caution:
It accepts standart strftime strings, see:
http://docs.python.org/library/datetime.html#strftime-strptime-behavior
BUT: as configparser uses '%' internally, you must escape
them by using '%%'.

3 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/alot/message.py b/alot/message.py
index d464fdfd..29f8896f 100644
--- a/alot/message.py
+++ b/alot/message.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from email.header import Header
 
 import helper
 from settings import get_mime_handler
+from settings import config
 
 
 class Message:
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ class Message:
         aname, aaddress = self.get_author()
         if not aname:
             aname = aaddress
-        #tags = ','.join(self.get_tags())
         return "%s (%s)" % (aname, self.get_datestring())
 
     def __hash__(self):
@@ -116,9 +116,14 @@ class Message:
         t = self.get_thread()
         return t.get_replies_to(self)
 
-    def get_datestring(self, pretty=True):
-        """returns formated datestring in sup-style, eg: 'Yest.3pm'"""
-        return helper.pretty_datetime(self._datetime)
+    def get_datestring(self):
+        """returns formated datestring"""
+        formatstring = config.get('general', 'timestamp_format')
+        if formatstring:
+            res = self._datetime.strftime(formatstring)
+        else:
+            res = helper.pretty_datetime(self._datetime)
+        return res
 
     def get_author(self):
         """returns realname and address pair of this messages author"""
diff --git a/alot/settings.py b/alot/settings.py
index dd399fcd..6bba50ad 100644
--- a/alot/settings.py
+++ b/alot/settings.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ DEFAULTS = {
         'flush_retry_timeout': '5',
         'hooksfile': '~/.alot.py',
         'bug_on_exit': 'False',
+        'timestamp_format': '',
     },
     '16c-theme': {
         'bufferlist_focus_bg': 'dark gray',
diff --git a/alot/widgets.py b/alot/widgets.py
index 34faa179..690c6260 100644
--- a/alot/widgets.py
+++ b/alot/widgets.py
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@ class ThreadlineWidget(urwid.AttrMap):
 
     def rebuild(self):
         cols = []
-        datestring = pretty_datetime(self.thread.get_newest_date()).rjust(10)
+        formatstring = config.get('general', 'timestamp_format')
+        newest = self.thread.get_newest_date()
+        if formatstring:
+            datestring = newest.strftime(formatstring)
+        else:
+            datestring = pretty_datetime(newest).rjust(10)
         self.date_w = urwid.AttrMap(urwid.Text(datestring), 'threadline_date')
         cols.append(('fixed', len(datestring), self.date_w))