From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: emacs mode line suggestions Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:23:37 +0200 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1226741051 9435 80.91.229.12 (15 Nov 2008 09:24:11 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:24:11 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Nov 15 10:25:12 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1L1HOx-0000Pi-W9 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:25:12 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:38359 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L1HNp-0005Yf-JY for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:24:01 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L1HNW-0005YE-4Q for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:23:42 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L1HNU-0005Xi-OP for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:23:41 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=42483 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L1HNU-0005Xf-Jf for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:23:40 -0500 Original-Received: from mtaout3.012.net.il ([84.95.2.7]:14612) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L1HNU-0001vt-5u for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:23:40 -0500 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.i_mtaout3.012.net.il by i_mtaout3.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2004.12) id <0KAD00B00B6T5U00@i_mtaout3.012.net.il> for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:25:29 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([77.126.205.49]) by i_mtaout3.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2004.12) with ESMTPA id <0KAD00IGKBIHSGJ0@i_mtaout3.012.net.il> for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:25:29 +0200 (IST) In-reply-to: X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 9.1 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:59809 Archived-At: > From: Xah > Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:18:31 -0800 (PST) >=20 > =E2=80=A2 that the buffer location percentage should by default not= shown if > emacs is running in GUI with scroll bar. This is already the default on _all_ types of displays, and has been so since day one, even when Emacs didn't support scroll bars. > =E2=80=A2 clicking on the file name should not switch buffer. That's not the file name, that's the buffer name. As for what it should do, I don't see why your preference is better than the current one. Popping a menu requires another click to actually select a buffer, whereas the current behavior does it in one click. Since there's a menu-bar menu item to do what you want, I don't see a problem. > =E2=80=A2 Minor mode should not be displayed there. It's confusing. Emacs always displayed it. Get used to it. > =E2=80=A2 Clicking on the major mode name should pop up a contextua= l menu to > let user switch to major major modes. Switching a major mode is a very rare command, so having this at your fingertips makes no sense, IMO. > =E2=80=A2 line number mode should be on by default. So that, the li= ne number > shows in the mode line. This already is the default. > The coding system shown in mode line should be removed. The current > coding system should be shown in the menu somewhere It's an important piece of information, and takes only one position i= n the mode line. I always hated the way IE and Outlook hide this somewhere under View, because I might wish to know the current encoding even if I don't need to switch it. > and allow users to change [coding system] thru menu. Emacs does have the change encoding part in the menu.