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X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 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" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:144672 Archived-At: Some packages define a user option to let users configure the lighter string used in the mode-line, but some just use a hard coded string. Packages such as diminish, delight and dim exist to help customize these. The define-minor-mode macro creates keymaps and other things to help mode authors follow conventions. If it created a mode-lighter user option when passed in a string (and not a symbol) then users would have an easier time configuring their mode-line without having to find and install a package to do so. Howard In GNU Emacs 25.3.3 (x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0, Carbon Version 157 = AppKit 1265.21) of 2017-09-28 built on Atago.local