From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Alan Shutko Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Suggestions for mode-line-format changes Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:51:32 -0400 Sender: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: <87adn94nzv.fsf@wesley.springies.com> References: <5xk7mlfsvf.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> <874rdl357r.fsf@wesley.springies.com> <5xhehiwlok.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> <87ptw6y1li.fsf@wesley.springies.com> <5xlm6tncpm.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1030379993 28058 127.0.0.1 (26 Aug 2002 16:39:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 16:39:53 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Bill White , emacs-devel@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17jMu7-0007IH-00 for ; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 18:39:51 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 17jNP1-0008Qg-00 for ; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 19:11:47 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17jMvO-0000Er-00; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:41:10 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17jMkd-0006sv-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:30:03 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17jMkZ-0006r2-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:30:01 -0400 Original-Received: from mta7.srv.hcvlny.cv.net ([167.206.5.22]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17jMkY-0006qr-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:29:58 -0400 Original-Received: from wesley.springies.com (ool-182f7213.dyn.optonline.net [24.47.114.19]) by mta7.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 0.9 (built Jul 29 2002)) with ESMTP id <0H1G00EH9K8IRQ@mta7.srv.hcvlny.cv.net> for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:55:30 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: from ats by wesley.springies.com with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17jMCp-0000uD-00; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:55:07 -0400 In-Reply-To: <5xlm6tncpm.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> Original-To: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) User-Agent: Gnus/5.090007 (Oort Gnus v0.07) Emacs/21.3.50 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Original-Lines: 12 Errors-To: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:6924 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:6924 storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) writes: > So what about making the global-mode-string appear to the right in the > echo area when it is not in use for other purposes? That might be nice. I think I like it. That would also let it expand to the full width of the echo area when needed, without bashing things off the mode-line as it used to do. -- Alan Shutko - In a variety of flavors! Sits he on ever so high a throne, a man still sits on his bottom.