*
* get a string representation for a date.
*
- *
- * Returns: the new display date. The string is *not* newly allocated,
- * but is a static buffer (for optimization reasons). Therefore, when
- * you call this function, you will loose the data.
+ * Returns: the new display date, as a constant string.
+ * must NOT be freed
*/
const gchar* modest_text_utils_get_display_date (time_t date);
/**
+ * modest_text_utils_get_display_size:
+ * @size: size in bytes
+ *
+ * get a string representation for a size in bytes.
+ *
+ * Returns: the newly allocated display string for the
+ * size in bytes. must be freed.
+ */
+gchar * modest_text_utils_get_display_size (gint size);
+
+
+/**
* modest_text_utils_validate_email_address:
* @email_address: a string
*