Show readable time in the commit list

libgitg-gtk/resources/diff-view.js

@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ function date_to_string(d)
 	}
 	else if (t < 3600)
 	{
-		return "One hour ago";
+		return "An hour ago";
 	}
 	else if (t < 3600 * 12)
 	{
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ function date_to_string(d)
 	}
 	else if (t < 3600 * 24)
 	{
-		return "One day ago";
+		return "A day ago";
 	}
 	else if (t < 3600 * 24 * 6)
 	{

libgitg/gitg-commit.vala

@@ -95,6 +95,41 @@ public class Commit : Ggit.Commit
 
 	private string date_for_display(DateTime dt)
 	{
+		var t = (new DateTime.now_local()).to_unix() - dt.to_unix();
+
+		if (t < 1)
+		{
+			return "Less than a second ago";
+		}
+		else if (t < 60)
+		{
+			return "Less than a minute ago";
+		}
+		else if (t < 600)
+		{
+			return "Less than 10 minutes ago";
+		}
+		else if (t < 1800)
+		{
+			return "Half an hour ago";
+		}
+		else if (t < 3600)
+		{
+			return "An hour ago";
+		}
+		else if (t < 3600 * 12)
+		{
+			return "%d hours ago".printf((int)Math.round(t / 3600));
+		}
+		else if (t < 3600 * 24)
+		{
+			return "A day ago";
+		}
+		else if (t < 3600 * 24 * 6)
+		{
+			return "%d days ago".printf((int)Math.round(t / (3600 * 24)));
+		}
+
 		return dt.format("%c");
 	}
 

plugins/history/resources/view-history.ui

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
             <property name="title" translatable="yes">Author</property>
             <property name="sizing">fixed</property>
             <property name="resizable">True</property>
-            <property name="fixed-width">100</property>
+            <property name="fixed-width">200</property>
             <child>
               <object class="GtkCellRendererText" id="renderer_commit_list_author">
                 <property name="ellipsize">end</property>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
             </child>
           </object>
         </child>
-        <!--<child>
+        <child>
           <object class="GtkTreeViewColumn" id="column_commit_list_date">
             <property name="title" translatable="yes">Date</property>
             <property name="sizing">fixed</property>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
               </attributes>
             </child>
           </object>
-        </child>-->
+        </child>
       </object>
     </child>
   </object>