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Subject: Re: Customizing the mode line
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> From: Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:07:18 -0400
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > Sorry, I do not follow: which problem is this supposed to help with,
> > and how?
> 
> It makes it easier to users to figure out how to re-order the mode-line.

Yes, that would help.  Thanks.  But the variables need to be options,
so that "M-x set-variable RET" completes on them.  Having to use setq
automatically means users who are not Lisp programmers will have
difficulties.