From: Kevin Rodgers <kevinr@ihs.com>
Subject: Re: modeline doesn't divulge buffer will go bye bye
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 11:22:06 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3D10BDBE.30207@ihs.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87wuswht8q.fsf@jidanni.org
Dan Jacobson wrote:
> After using this ~20 years it dawns on me: The modeline of a buffer
> with an associated file and that with no associated file look the
> same. Bad.
...
> The point is that the modeline tells you all the little stuff. The
> most important thing, the fact that this buffer will go bye bye
> without a trace is not mentioned there!
No, the point is that many of us have actually been using Emacs for 20
years and not found it wanting in this regard, and those who want such a
reminder displayed can simply customize the mode-line-format variable.
--
Kevin Rodgers <kevinr@ihs.com>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-06-19 17:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-06-19 2:55 modeline doesn't divulge buffer will go bye bye Dan Jacobson
2002-06-19 17:22 ` Kevin Rodgers [this message]
2002-07-01 10:28 ` Hallvard B Furuseth
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