bug#55115: 28.1; Add way to customize Flymake mode line text

bug#55115: 28.1; Add way to customize Flymake mode line text

[Allen Li]

Is it acceptable to add a way to customize the Flymake mode line text?
Mode line space is valuable and I think many users would want to shorten
"Flymake".

Currently it is generated by

flymake-mode-line-format
-> flymake-mode-line-title
-> flymake--mode-line-title

which hardcodes "Flymake".  I would suggest adding an intermediary
variable/user option that could be easily changed.

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bug#55115: 28.1; Add way to customize Flymake mode line text

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Allen Li <darkfeline@felesatra.moe> writes:

> which hardcodes "Flymake".  I would suggest adding an intermediary
> variable/user option that could be easily changed.

I've now added flymake-mode-line-lighter to Emacs 29.

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bug#55115: 28.1; Add way to customize Flymake mode line text

[Howard Melman]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Allen Li <darkfeline@felesatra.moe> writes:
>
>> which hardcodes "Flymake".  I would suggest adding an intermediary
>> variable/user option that could be easily changed.
>
> I've now added flymake-mode-line-lighter to Emacs 29.

I'll just note, bug#30978 "define-minor-mode should define
mode-lighter variable"  would have handled this.  I still
think it's a good idea.

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Howard