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[FFmpeg-devel,1/3] doc/filters/drawtext: clarify meaning of strftime format string

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Stefano Sabatini March 26, 2023, 5:33 p.m. UTC
Also clarify what should be used instead of the strftime expansion mode.
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 doc/filters.texi | 28 +++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

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Gyan Doshi March 27, 2023, 4:36 a.m. UTC | #1
On 2023-03-26 11:03 pm, Stefano Sabatini wrote:
> Also clarify what should be used instead of the strftime expansion mode.

LGTM.

Regards,
Gyan


> ---
>   doc/filters.texi | 28 +++++++++++++++-------------
>   1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/filters.texi b/doc/filters.texi
> index 4449998ba4..b397100ff8 100644
> --- a/doc/filters.texi
> +++ b/doc/filters.texi
> @@ -12103,13 +12103,12 @@ The default value of @var{bordercolor} is "black".
>   
>   @item expansion
>   Select how the @var{text} is expanded. Can be either @code{none},
> -@code{strftime} (deprecated) or
> -@code{normal} (default). See the @ref{drawtext_expansion, Text expansion} section
> -below for details.
> +@code{strftime} (deprecated) or @code{normal} (default). See the
> +@ref{drawtext_expansion, Text expansion} section below for details.
>   
>   @item basetime
>   Set a start time for the count. Value is in microseconds. Only applied
> -in the deprecated strftime expansion mode. To emulate in normal expansion
> +in the deprecated @code{strftime} expansion mode. To emulate in normal expansion
>   mode use the @code{pts} function, supplying the start time (in seconds)
>   as the second argument.
>   
> @@ -12340,10 +12339,12 @@ The current packet's size (in bytes).
>   @anchor{drawtext_expansion}
>   @subsection Text expansion
>   
> -If @option{expansion} is set to @code{strftime},
> -the filter recognizes strftime() sequences in the provided text and
> -expands them accordingly. Check the documentation of strftime(). This
> -feature is deprecated.
> +If @option{expansion} is set to @code{strftime}, the filter recognizes
> +sequences accepted by the @code{strftime} C function in the provided
> +text and expands them accordingly. Check the documentation of
> +@code{strftime}. This feature is deprecated in favor of @code{normal}
> +expansion with the @code{gmtime} or @code{localtime} expansion
> +functions.
>   
>   If @option{expansion} is set to @code{none}, the text is printed verbatim.
>   
> @@ -12390,13 +12391,13 @@ It can be used to add padding with zeros from the left.
>   
>   @item gmtime
>   The time at which the filter is running, expressed in UTC.
> -It can accept an argument: a strftime() format string.
> +It can accept an argument: a @code{strftime} C function format string.
>   The format string is extended to support the variable @var{%[1-6]N}
>   which prints fractions of the second with optionally specified number of digits.
>   
>   @item localtime
>   The time at which the filter is running, expressed in the local time zone.
> -It can accept an argument: a strftime() format string.
> +It can accept an argument: a @code{strftime} C function format string.
>   The format string is extended to support the variable @var{%[1-6]N}
>   which prints fractions of the second with optionally specified number of digits.
>   
> @@ -12438,8 +12439,8 @@ If the format is set to @code{hms}, a third argument @code{24HH} may be
>   supplied to present the hour part of the formatted timestamp in 24h format
>   (00-23).
>   
> -If the format is set to @code{localtime} or @code{gmtime},
> -a third argument may be supplied: a strftime() format string.
> +If the format is set to @code{localtime} or @code{gmtime}, a third
> +argument may be supplied: a @code{strftime} C function format string.
>   By default, @var{YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS} format will be used.
>   @end table
>   
> @@ -12543,7 +12544,8 @@ drawtext="text='Test Text': fontsize=h/30: x=(w-text_w)/2: y=(h-text_h*2)"
>   @end example
>   
>   @item
> -Print the date of a real-time encoding (see strftime(3)):
> +Print the date of a real-time encoding (see documentation for the
> +@code{strftime} C function):
>   @example
>   drawtext='fontfile=FreeSans.ttf:text=%@{localtime\:%a %b %d %Y@}'
>   @end example
Stefano Sabatini March 28, 2023, 10:31 p.m. UTC | #2
On date Monday 2023-03-27 10:06:07 +0530, Gyan Doshi wrote:
> 
> 
> On 2023-03-26 11:03 pm, Stefano Sabatini wrote:
> > Also clarify what should be used instead of the strftime expansion mode.
> 
> LGTM.

Applied, thanks.
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diff --git a/doc/filters.texi b/doc/filters.texi
index 4449998ba4..b397100ff8 100644
--- a/doc/filters.texi
+++ b/doc/filters.texi
@@ -12103,13 +12103,12 @@  The default value of @var{bordercolor} is "black".
 
 @item expansion
 Select how the @var{text} is expanded. Can be either @code{none},
-@code{strftime} (deprecated) or
-@code{normal} (default). See the @ref{drawtext_expansion, Text expansion} section
-below for details.
+@code{strftime} (deprecated) or @code{normal} (default). See the
+@ref{drawtext_expansion, Text expansion} section below for details.
 
 @item basetime
 Set a start time for the count. Value is in microseconds. Only applied
-in the deprecated strftime expansion mode. To emulate in normal expansion
+in the deprecated @code{strftime} expansion mode. To emulate in normal expansion
 mode use the @code{pts} function, supplying the start time (in seconds)
 as the second argument.
 
@@ -12340,10 +12339,12 @@  The current packet's size (in bytes).
 @anchor{drawtext_expansion}
 @subsection Text expansion
 
-If @option{expansion} is set to @code{strftime},
-the filter recognizes strftime() sequences in the provided text and
-expands them accordingly. Check the documentation of strftime(). This
-feature is deprecated.
+If @option{expansion} is set to @code{strftime}, the filter recognizes
+sequences accepted by the @code{strftime} C function in the provided
+text and expands them accordingly. Check the documentation of
+@code{strftime}. This feature is deprecated in favor of @code{normal}
+expansion with the @code{gmtime} or @code{localtime} expansion
+functions.
 
 If @option{expansion} is set to @code{none}, the text is printed verbatim.
 
@@ -12390,13 +12391,13 @@  It can be used to add padding with zeros from the left.
 
 @item gmtime
 The time at which the filter is running, expressed in UTC.
-It can accept an argument: a strftime() format string.
+It can accept an argument: a @code{strftime} C function format string.
 The format string is extended to support the variable @var{%[1-6]N}
 which prints fractions of the second with optionally specified number of digits.
 
 @item localtime
 The time at which the filter is running, expressed in the local time zone.
-It can accept an argument: a strftime() format string.
+It can accept an argument: a @code{strftime} C function format string.
 The format string is extended to support the variable @var{%[1-6]N}
 which prints fractions of the second with optionally specified number of digits.
 
@@ -12438,8 +12439,8 @@  If the format is set to @code{hms}, a third argument @code{24HH} may be
 supplied to present the hour part of the formatted timestamp in 24h format
 (00-23).
 
-If the format is set to @code{localtime} or @code{gmtime},
-a third argument may be supplied: a strftime() format string.
+If the format is set to @code{localtime} or @code{gmtime}, a third
+argument may be supplied: a @code{strftime} C function format string.
 By default, @var{YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS} format will be used.
 @end table
 
@@ -12543,7 +12544,8 @@  drawtext="text='Test Text': fontsize=h/30: x=(w-text_w)/2: y=(h-text_h*2)"
 @end example
 
 @item
-Print the date of a real-time encoding (see strftime(3)):
+Print the date of a real-time encoding (see documentation for the
+@code{strftime} C function):
 @example
 drawtext='fontfile=FreeSans.ttf:text=%@{localtime\:%a %b %d %Y@}'
 @end example