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[PATCH 3/3] git-imap-send.txt: add note about localized Gmail folders

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Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 30, 2020, 22:01 UTC
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From: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>

The name of the "Special-Use Mailboxes" in Gmail are localized using the user's localization settings. Add a note to that effect in `git imap-send`'s documentation, to make it easier for users to configure their account.

Signed-off-by: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-imap-send.txt | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt b/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt
index 5e4d4d43b9..63cf498ce9 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ Using Gmail's IMAP interface:
 You might need to instead use: `folder = "[Google Mail]/Drafts"` if you get an error
 that the "Folder doesn't exist".
 
+[NOTE]
+If your Gmail account is set to another language than English, the name of the "Drafts"
+folder will be localized.
+
 Once the commits are ready to be sent, run the following command:
 
   $ git format-patch --cover-letter -M --stdout origin/master | git imap-send
-- 
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