On Jul 13, 2010, at 12:29 PM, Chong Yidong wrote:

> Stephen Eilert <spedrosa@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> Things like real lines instead of "-" for the modeline (and a better
>> looking modeline itself)
> 
> FWIW, I don't think the "-"'s are necessary nowadays.  It may be a good
> idea to eliminate them.

FWIW, I removed them years ago.  I haven't encountered a situation where I've missed them since emacs 20.

*Chad