From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Heime Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Indicator in mode-line Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2022 14:21:56 +0000 Message-ID: References: <4FRdzEfVjssfLke9pcVpFV3XFn9D2ehXatCUL-1QU6gE8fES-sLn44bjVfNRF-WejkrlTkX3AybC3BJEDq5jUnXlDyrIqRFRCj8DgHtr7q0=@protonmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="1906"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: Heime via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor To: Heime Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Nov 24 15:22:56 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1oyD7w-0000Fl-Aw for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 24 Nov 2022 15:22:56 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oyD7b-0003Gm-V7; Thu, 24 Nov 2022 09:22:36 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oyD7A-00035C-PV for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Nov 2022 09:22:10 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-40130.protonmail.ch ([185.70.40.130]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oyD77-0000kA-IH for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Nov 2022 09:22:08 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=protonmail.com; s=protonmail3; t=1669299722; x=1669558922; bh=eHvMrpYziYbWs6ZgQYiM4aAar+1Gn+8/vk73M90XQ5M=; h=Date:To:From:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: Feedback-ID:From:To:Cc:Date:Subject:Reply-To:Feedback-ID: Message-ID:BIMI-Selector; b=hy5mYxcmt9TuSKnd0klEG0scu/apoRaOHVsXkAENHOrG/786r0HVTAYTasYlvOON4 wh/J8fYDTcoWN2ktshW9tYcYpGmwWUrQswPMekF1He3lvtwxNx0nu/DvJboMi0q+6p Gsz+wYGNWgSLLlqU/I7gZxVeuFxts5HGG4EVdjND4UarhHlQMgP+c7jj+W2XPqHFfI Uu37jIv7gjrDrDALkAjnDhc5Pj4EXuwEe4tVQWo1g7wzYsOwFeFfFXPFkNaExUWHFA P++31Q9GW8aBhrX+kYwPJ7Y5G3VHZLB5RzuavfmWhJuLhS8uwRKFiUGvDmyUbrbocI LyOn24Ghxus+w== In-Reply-To: <4FRdzEfVjssfLke9pcVpFV3XFn9D2ehXatCUL-1QU6gE8fES-sLn44bjVfNRF-WejkrlTkX3AybC3BJEDq5jUnXlDyrIqRFRCj8DgHtr7q0=@protonmail.com> Feedback-ID: 57735886:user:proton Received-SPF: pass client-ip=185.70.40.130; envelope-from=heimeborgia@protonmail.com; helo=mail-40130.protonmail.ch X-Spam_score_int: -10 X-Spam_score: -1.1 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, TO_EQ_FM_DIRECT_MX=1 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:141147 Archived-At: To update the mode-line I have been setting up global-mode-string (setq act "Test") (push '("" act) global-mode-string) (force-mode-line-update)=20 But executing the above has not changed the mode-line. ------- Original Message ------- On Thursday, November 24th, 2022 at 12:52 AM, Heime wrote: > I want to issue some indicator to the mode-line when some condition happe= ns (error, > warning, notification). >=20 > I can add things to the mode-line is the following way. >=20 > (setq mode-line-format (list "Indc " mode-line-format)) > (force-mode-line-update) >=20 > But also require a way for the user to acknowledge the indicator > and be able to switch the indicator off - returning the mode-line > as original. >=20 > What kind of indications would work well in getting user attention? >