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: 26 Aug 2002 12:20:21 +0200 Sender: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: <5xlm6tncpm.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> References: <5xk7mlfsvf.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> <874rdl357r.fsf@wesley.springies.com> <5xhehiwlok.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> <87ptw6y1li.fsf@wesley.springies.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1030353619 12660 127.0.0.1 (26 Aug 2002 09:20:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 09:20:19 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Bill White , 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 17jG2k-0003I5-00 for ; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:20:18 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 17jGXV-0006WE-00 for ; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:52:05 +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 17jG41-0000Ua-00; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 05:21:37 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17jG2S-0000Sl-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 05:20:00 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17jG2P-0000SZ-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 05:19:59 -0400 Original-Received: from mail.filanet.dk ([195.215.206.179]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17jG2P-0000SN-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 05:19:57 -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 A6FBE7C017; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 09:19:55 +0000 (GMT) Original-To: Alan Shutko In-Reply-To: <87ptw6y1li.fsf@wesley.springies.com> Original-Lines: 23 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:6906 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:6906 Alan Shutko writes: > storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) writes: > > > I guess most users will agree that knowing the time is > > important around lunch time and near the end of the day :-) > > It's also mail, battery status, and upcoming appointments for me. > Some packages I don't personally use which seem to use > global-mode-string include timeclock and viper. IMO, showing the global-mode-string only once makes sense. Having it in every window seems to be overkill. So what about making the global-mode-string appear to the right in the echo area when it is not in use for other purposes? That (usually) empty line at the bottom of your screen could easily show the time and battery status without too much eye strain... -- Kim F. Storm http://www.cua.dk