From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
To: Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: help needed with gnus mode-line
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:20:40 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3y60jfr3b.fsf@linux-m68k.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87r56b5yf5.fsf@gmail.com> (Thierry Volpiatto's message of "Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:52:30 +0200")
Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com> writes:
> i would like to display temporarily information in mode-line while i am
> in gnus.
The mode-line is not designed for temporary display. That's what the
echo area is for.
> In all emacs, something like this work fine:
>
> (let ((mode-line-format (concat " " str)))
> (force-mode-line-update)
> (sit-for 12))
> (force-mode-line-update))
>
> But in gnus the mode-line isn't modified.
Worksforme.
Andreas.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-06-30 12:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-06-30 11:52 help needed with gnus mode-line Thierry Volpiatto
2011-06-30 12:20 ` Andreas Schwab [this message]
2011-06-30 12:35 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2011-06-30 13:15 ` Antoine Levitt
2011-06-30 15:01 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2011-06-30 20:57 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-07-01 7:25 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2011-07-01 16:23 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-07-01 19:23 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2011-07-04 15:58 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-07-04 19:00 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2011-07-01 19:23 ` Thierry Volpiatto
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2011-06-30 11:52 Thierry Volpiatto
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