From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#16114: 24.3.50; wishlist (enhancement request): easier way for users to customize mode lines Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 08:18:06 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <0bfef262-9c3d-4538-a75f-eba7df4b29a5@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1386778765 19316 80.91.229.3 (11 Dec 2013 16:19:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:19:25 +0000 (UTC) To: 16114@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Dec 11 17:19:27 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1VqmVS-0001Du-Hd for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 11 Dec 2013 17:19:26 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:58248 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VqmVS-0006tq-4i for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:19:26 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:53098) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VqmVF-0006sr-7n for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:19:23 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VqmV4-0001Js-T9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:19:13 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:58269) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VqmV4-0001Jk-QE for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:19:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VqmV4-0002VR-4h for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:19:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:19:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 16114 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.13867787229606 (code B ref -1); Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:19:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 11 Dec 2013 16:18:42 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44055 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VqmUi-0002Ur-UH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:18:41 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:51212) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VqmUf-0002Uh-JC for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:18:38 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VqmUV-0000al-Ag for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:18:37 -0500 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:51498) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VqmUV-0000af-7v for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:18:27 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:52829) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VqmUM-0006ll-Ka for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:18:27 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VqmUE-0000VV-33 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:18:18 -0500 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:46797) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VqmUD-0000VH-T8 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:18:10 -0500 Original-Received: from acsinet22.oracle.com (acsinet22.oracle.com [141.146.126.238]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.1/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.1) with ESMTP id rBBGI7aX015409 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:18:08 GMT Original-Received: from aserz7021.oracle.com (aserz7021.oracle.com [141.146.126.230]) by acsinet22.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id rBBGI7JR009153 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:18:07 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0014.oracle.com (abhmp0014.oracle.com [141.146.116.20]) by aserz7021.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id rBBGI7Eq010214 for ; Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:18:07 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.8 (707110) [OL 12.0.6680.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: acsinet22.oracle.com [141.146.126.238] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:81767 Archived-At: Users who are familiar with Emacs Lisp have learned how to customize (modify) mode lines. But doing that is not so straightforward, and the desire to have different mode lines is not something limited to Lispers. Please extend Customize to make it easier to customize mode lines, or provide some other, user-friendly way to do this. In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.2 (i686-pc-mingw32) of 2013-11-28 on LEG570 Bzr revision: 115271 rgm@gnu.org-20131128203155-qjc1xsp19z2k64b2 Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601 Configured using: `configure --enable-checking 'CFLAGS=3D-O0 -g3' CPPFLAGS=3D-DGLYPH_DEBUG= =3D1'