From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Suggestions for mode-line-format changes Date: 21 Aug 2002 11:29:00 +0200 Sender: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: <5xk7mk7e77.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> References: <5xk7mlfsvf.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> <200208210429.NAA19918@etlken.m17n.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1029918580 3301 127.0.0.1 (21 Aug 2002 08:29:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 08:29:40 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17hQry-0000r8-00 for ; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:29:38 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 17hRKI-0005Ex-00 for ; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:58:54 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17hQt0-0000y2-00; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 04:30:42 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17hQqz-0000q9-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 04:28:37 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17hQqx-0000p7-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 04:28:36 -0400 Original-Received: from mail.filanet.dk ([195.215.206.179]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17hQqw-0000oX-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 04:28:34 -0400 Original-Received: from kfs2.cua.dk.cua.dk (kfs2.local.filanet.dk [192.168.1.182]) by mail.filanet.dk (Postfix) with SMTP id 4F8A87C016; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 08:28:32 +0000 (GMT) Original-To: Kenichi Handa In-Reply-To: <200208210429.NAA19918@etlken.m17n.org> Original-Lines: 26 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 Errors-To: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:6717 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:6717 Kenichi Handa writes: > In article <5xk7mlfsvf.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk>, storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) writes: > > Now that the mode-line-position information has been moved > > from the end of the mode line, and vc-mode is moved there too, > > the space between the buffer name and the mode-line-modes > > has become pretty crowded. > > > Now, if you enable display-time and display-battery, > > which adds time and battery status, e.g. 15:57 [95%], > > to that part of the mode line as well, it's a total mess. > > I'd like to display such global information not in the mode > line but, for instance, at the right end of menu bar, or > tool bar if they exist. I had the same thought, but didn't have any clue how to do it. Actually, when I was working on the MS-DOG port a long time ago I added the ability to display the time at the far right of the menu bar. It worked by writing directly to the relevant addresses in VGA memory, so it's no wonder that code has been removed since then :-) -- Kim F. Storm http://www.cua.dk