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From: Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: How to customize the mode line ?
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 10:31:47 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3FE1E483.60507@yahoo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 703cbjurlg.fsf@apokrif.xyz

Apokrif wrote:

> I'd like to add a simple message to my mode line. Of course, I can
> type for instance:
> 
> (setq mode-name (concat mode-name "foo-bar"))
> 
> but as mode-name is a variable and not a function, this works only for
> the current buffer. How can I modify this line so that the message
> keeps being displayed in all buffers when I stay in a particular mode
> (and change the message from time to time )?

Look for `(:eval FORM)' in the Mode Line Data node of the Emacs Lisp manual.


-- 
Kevin Rodgers

      reply	other threads:[~2003-12-18 17:31 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-12-17 20:17 How to customize the mode line ? Apokrif
2003-12-18 17:31 ` Kevin Rodgers [this message]

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