From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chris Green Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Mode-line customization. Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 08:50:39 -0400 Organization: have you seen my office? Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <200405061738.i46Hccqf014350@brains.moreideas.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1084280341 2913 80.91.224.253 (11 May 2004 12:59:01 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 12:59:01 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Tue May 11 14:58:53 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BNWqT-0002b8-00 for ; Tue, 11 May 2004 14:58:53 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BNWqT-0003tU-00 for ; Tue, 11 May 2004 14:58:53 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1BNWjB-0004LQ-Pa for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Tue, 11 May 2004 08:51:21 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.34) id 1BNWj5-0004L2-8A for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 11 May 2004 08:51:15 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.34) id 1BNWiX-0004Fg-2l for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 11 May 2004 08:51:13 -0400 Original-Received: from [80.91.224.249] (helo=main.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1BNWiW-0004FO-MF for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 11 May 2004 08:50:40 -0400 Original-Received: from list by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BNWiS-0002uc-00 for ; Tue, 11 May 2004 14:50:36 +0200 Original-Received: from pool-151-196-18-191.balt.east.verizon.net ([151.196.18.191]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 11 May 2004 14:50:36 +0200 Original-Received: from cmg by pool-151-196-18-191.balt.east.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 11 May 2004 14:50:36 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-Lines: 32 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-151-196-18-191.balt.east.verizon.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.110002 (No Gnus v0.2) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:0UecpC2p/jgpuKB6ETYBoafDI0k= X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:23134 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:23134 Peter Whaite writes: > I never noticed that, but I wasn't looking. I like the idea that there > is a modeline indicator for modified files, but I'm not convinced it > has to be obvious. When I'm in a source tree and tracing down an execution path, I find it useful to know if I accidentally hit an C-x o when C-x didn't register and the o ends up in the buffer. It may not be useful to you but it has made me do more than 1 revert in my day :) > > Seeing as all this is a matter of personal opinion I find CVS*1.21 ugly > and I dont find CVS:1.21 that pretty either. My preference is CVS+1.21 > (mnemonic: additions have been made to version 1.21). What about CVS(M):1.21? Does that take up too much space on the modeline for people? I think any small difference of symbol as the separator will have the same problem of not being noticable. > Yeah I agree with this and with Stephan's other comments regarding > background highlighting (well except for the rounded corners thing). I've found it useful and not particular ugly. After having seen multiple screenshots of people's editors, I'm pretty convinced that no one has the same taste. Since nothing else(?) seems to color the modeline by default in Emacs, it should probably be some textual indicator with a customizable fg/bg. -- Chris Green Eschew obfuscation.