Adding Timestamps to All Received Messages - Revision history

Hopspitfire: Redirecting to Patch Messaging Adding Timestamps to All Received Messages

2009-08-01T23:12:48Z

Redirecting to Patch Messaging Adding Timestamps to All Received Messages

Hopspitfire at 06:36, 1 August 2009

2009-08-01T06:36:02Z

NetWhiz: /* Procedure */ Fixed line #'s for webOS 1.1.

2009-07-30T00:43:34Z

Procedure: Fixed line #'s for webOS 1.1.

Hopspitfire: /* Another approach */

2009-07-29T18:49:26Z

Another approach

Hopspitfire at 18:49, 29 July 2009

2009-07-29T18:49:17Z

Hopspitfire at 17:23, 29 July 2009

2009-07-29T17:23:21Z

Hopspitfire: New page: === Introduction=== A number of users have requested adding timestamps to each message that arrives on the device. Palm actually goes out of their way to group messages that have arrived ...

2009-07-29T17:22:28Z

New page: === Introduction=== A number of users have requested adding timestamps to each message that arrives on the device. Palm actually goes out of their way to group messages that have arrived ...

New page

=== Introduction===

A number of users have requested adding timestamps to each message that arrives on the device.
Palm actually goes out of their way to group messages that have arrived during various time intervals,
but if you'd prefer to see a timestamp on each message, simply follow the instructions below.

=== Procedure===

# [[Portal:Accessing_Linux | Gain root access to your device]]

# Remount the file system as read/write

# cd to '''/usr/palm/applications/com.palm.app.messaging/app/controllers/'''

# Backup '''chatview-assistant.js''' (just to be safe)

# Open '''chatview-assistant.js''' and comment out the following lines:

* 1169 - line that starts with: '''if(!ChatFlags.'''
* 1177 - line that starts with: '''if(today-msg.'''
* 1179 - first closing bracket on its own line: '''}'''
* 1180 - second closing bracket on its own line: '''}'''

# Save the file and exit the editor

# Remount the file system as read-only

# Logout of your root session

# Reboot the device

You should now see a full timestamp on all received messages.

=== Acknowledgements===

Thanks to tk102 and scuba_steve on [http://www.precentral.net/ PreCentral] for the mod.

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:12, 1 August 2009
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−	~~== Introduction==~~	+	#Redirect [[Patch Messaging Adding Timestamps to All Received Messages]]
−
−	~~A number of users have requested adding timestamps to each message that arrives on the device.~~
−	~~Palm actually goes out of their way to group messages that have arrived during various time intervals,~~
−	~~but if you'd prefer to see a timestamp on each message, simply follow the instructions below.~~
−
−	~~== Procedure==~~
−
−	~~1. Remount the file system as read/write~~
−
−	~~2. cd to '''/usr/palm/applications/com.palm.app.messaging/app/controllers/'''~~
−
−	~~3. Backup '''chatview-assistant.js''' (just to be safe)~~
−
−	~~4. Open '''chatview-assistant.js''' and comment out the following lines:~~
−
−	* 1169 (webOS 1.1: '''1242''') - line that starts with: '''if(!ChatFlags.'''
−	* 1177 (webOS 1.1: '''1250''') - line that starts with: '''if(today-msg.'''
−	* 1179 (webOS 1.1: '''1252''') - first closing bracket on its own line: '''}'''
−	* 1180 (webOS 1.1: '''1253''') - second closing bracket on its own line: '''}'''
−
−	~~5. Save the file and exit the editor~~
−
−	~~6. Remount the file system as read-only~~
−
−	~~7. Logout of your root session~~
−
−	~~8. Reboot the device~~
−
−	~~You should now see a full timestamp on all received messages.~~
−
−	~~= Add Timestamps to All Messages - another approach =~~
−
−	~~== Introduction ==~~
−
−	The method described above is the easiest way to display message timestamps. I went a little farther since I didn't want the "Message Sent:" label and I also wanted to format the string a bit more. While I was at it, I also modified the view for the message text to display as pre-formatted text since text messages are text after all, not html.
−
−	~~== Procedure ==~~
−
−	* same as steps 1 & 2 above
−	* save a backup of /usr/palm/applications/com.palm.app.messaging/
−	** stylesheets/messaging.css
−	** app/views/chatview/message/message-text.html
−	** app/controllers/chatview-assistant.js
−	* edit stylesheets/messaging.css
−	** search for the string 'messageText' and append the following after its style definition
−
−	~~.messageText pre {~~
−	~~font-family: inherit;~~
−	~~font-size: inherit;~~
−	~~color: inherit;~~
−	}
−	~~.timeStamp {~~
−	~~font-size: 12px;~~
−	~~font-style: italic;~~
−	~~color: #1111ff;~~
−	}
−
−	**feel free to change the style to your liking. I tried using 'white-space: pre-wrap' in the .messageText class but it didn't behave as expected, hence the use of the pre tag.
−	* edit app/views/chatview/message/message-text.html
−	** change the single line to:
−	~~<nowiki><div class="messageText"><pre>~~#~~{-messageText}</pre> #{-errorContent}<span class="timeStamp">#{-timeStampText}</span</div></nowiki>~~
−	* edit app/controllers/chatview-assistant.js
−	** search for the string 'preFormatChatList:' and just below that look for 'var msg = stuff.list[i];'
−	** somewhere after that line (within the for loop) add the following:
−	~~var ts = new Date();~~
−	~~ts.setTime(msg.deviceTimeStamp);~~
−	~~msg.timeStampText = Mojo.Format.formatDate(ts,'short');~~
−	** note that I used msg.deviceTimeStamp which I believe is when your phone sent/received the message. If you'd prefer the time it was actually sent by the sender, use msg.timeStamp instead. while you're in here, you may consider applying the [[Patch Messaging ~~Change "Enter Key" To Create Newline\|send on return behavior]] changes.~~
−	* restart LunaSysMgr or reboot
−
−	~~be sure~~ to ~~save the files you modified as they could get overwritten on the next sprint update. better yet, install [[Applying_Patches\|quilt~~]] ~~to manage the diffs as a patch.~~
−
−
−	~~== Acknowledgements==~~
−
−	~~Thanks to tk102 and scuba_steve on [http://www.precentral.net/ PreCentral] for the mod.~~

@@ Line 67: / Line 67: @@
   ts.setTime(msg.deviceTimeStamp);
   msg.timeStampText = Mojo.Format.formatDate(ts,'short');
-** note that I used msg.deviceTimeStamp which I believe is when your phone sent/received the message.  If you'd prefer the time it was actually sent by the sender, use msg.timeStamp instead.  while you're in here, you may consider applying the [[Change_Enter_To_Create_Newline_Instead_of_Send_Message|send on return behavior]] changes.
+** note that I used msg.deviceTimeStamp which I believe is when your phone sent/received the message.  If you'd prefer the time it was actually sent by the sender, use msg.timeStamp instead.  while you're in here, you may consider applying the [[Patch Messaging Change "Enter Key" To Create Newline|send on return behavior]] changes.
 * restart LunaSysMgr or reboot

@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 . Open '''chatview-assistant.js''' and comment out the following lines:
-  * 1169 - line that starts with: '''if(!ChatFlags.'''
+  * 1169 (webOS 1.1: '''1242''') - line that starts with: '''if(!ChatFlags.'''
-  * 1177 - line that starts with: '''if(today-msg.'''
+  * 1177 (webOS 1.1: '''1250''') - line that starts with: '''if(today-msg.'''
-  * 1179 - first closing bracket on its own line: '''}'''
+  * 1179 (webOS 1.1: '''1252''') - first closing bracket on its own line: '''}'''
-  * 1180 - second closing bracket on its own line: '''}'''
+  * 1180 (webOS 1.1: '''1253''') - second closing bracket on its own line: '''}'''
 . Save the file and exit the editor
@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
 You should now see a full timestamp on all received messages.
 = Add Timestamps to All Messages - another approach =

@@ Line 30: / Line 30: @@
 You should now see a full timestamp on all received messages.
-==Another approach==
 = Add Timestamps to All Messages - another approach =

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-=== Introduction===
+== Introduction==
 A number of users have requested adding timestamps to each message that arrives on the device.
@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 but if you'd prefer to see a timestamp on each message, simply follow the instructions below.
-=== Procedure===
+== Procedure==
 . Remount the file system as read/write
@@ Line 30: / Line 30: @@
 You should now see a full timestamp on all received messages.
-=== Acknowledgements===
+==Another approach==
 Thanks to tk102 and scuba_steve on [http://www.precentral.net/ PreCentral] for the mod.

@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
 === Procedure===
-# [[Portal:Accessing_Linux | Gain root access to your device]]
+. Remount the file system as read/write
-# Remount the file system as read/write
+. cd to '''/usr/palm/applications/com.palm.app.messaging/app/controllers/'''
-# cd to '''/usr/palm/applications/com.palm.app.messaging/app/controllers/'''
+. Backup '''chatview-assistant.js''' (just to be safe)
-# Backup '''chatview-assistant.js''' (just to be safe)
+. Open '''chatview-assistant.js''' and comment out the following lines:
   * 1169 - line that starts with: '''if(!ChatFlags.'''
@@ Line 22: / Line 20: @@
   * 1180 - second closing bracket on its own line: '''}'''
-# Save the file and exit the editor
+. Save the file and exit the editor
-# Remount the file system as read-only
+. Remount the file system as read-only
-# Logout of your root session
+. Logout of your root session
-# Reboot the device
+. Reboot the device
 You should now see a full timestamp on all received messages.
 === Acknowledgements===
 Thanks to tk102 and scuba_steve on [http://www.precentral.net/ PreCentral] for the mod.