Re: [Freeciv-Dev] patch to allow more : on chatline

[David Pfitzner <dwp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Reinier Post wrote:
> 
> The current server disallows dates (18:16) or URLs on the chat line.
> It also disallows a : as the first character.
> 
> The attached patch fixes this, by taking a chat line to be global if
>   - no ':' occurs on the line  (as before)
>   - ':' is the first character
>   - a ' ' occurs anywhere before the first ':' (was: immediately before)

It seems to also prohibit player names containing spaces?
I'm not sure I like that part;  particular as I'd actually 
like the current limitation of 9 character names to be made 
more generous, in which case spaces could be useful. 

-- "David the Great"  :-)