From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: John Laiosa Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Modifying the Mode Line Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:09:59 -0500 Message-ID: <0ID5001LYPKNBS@mb2.draper.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1110492773 14204 80.91.229.2 (10 Mar 2005 22:12:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:12:53 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Mar 10 23:12:53 2005 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1D9VtZ-0004h2-GP for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 10 Mar 2005 23:12:41 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1D9W8W-0000oN-NP for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:28:08 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1D9W7o-0000co-Kj for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:27:25 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1D9W7j-0000Yb-Bd for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:27:21 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1D9W7j-0000X9-19 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:27:19 -0500 Original-Received: from [140.102.2.1] (helo=ns.draper.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1D9Vr0-0002La-CK for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:10:02 -0500 Original-Received: from mb2.draper.com (mb2.draper.com [140.102.16.18]) by ns.draper.com (PMDF V6.2-X20 #30727) with ESMTP id <0ID5000D5PKQ5W@ns.draper.com> for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:10:02 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: from CONVERSION-DAEMON.mb2.draper.com by mb2.draper.com (PMDF V6.2-X27 #30727) id <0ID500801PKNGR@mb2.draper.com> for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:10:00 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: from jpl3656 ([140.102.48.74]) by mb2.draper.com (PMDF V6.2-X27 #30727) with ESMTP id <0ID5001LXPKNBS@mb2.draper.com> for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:09:59 -0500 (EST) Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 thread-index: AcUlveaK0mYu79umTE6nda1OxTVPqw== 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 X-MailScanner-To: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:24753 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:24753 I know this is probably an easy question for the person who knows how to do this. I want to modify the Mode Line as it appears in my Emac Session. I want to add these features to the ones that already appear (name, mode, position, etc). The two changes I would like to make to the Mode Line are: 1) Change the back ground and fore ground colors. Right now I have a black back ground for the windows so the Mode Line itself does not appear, but just the characters on the line. 2.) I want to add the full path as it appears in the buffer list so I know what directory the file came from. I know this can be done because I use to do it in my old job but forgot to take the .emacs file and supporting files with me. Thanks for your time. ____________________________________________ John Laiosa Systems Engineering The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory 555 Technology Square, M.S. 98 Cambridge, MA 02139-3563 Phone: (617) 258-3656 Fax: (617) 258-4903 Email: jlaiosa@draper.com Web: http://www.draper.com