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: Sun, 27 Nov 2022 02:34:52 +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="38951"; 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 Sun Nov 27 03:35:41 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 1oz7W8-0009rm-6e for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 27 Nov 2022 03:35:40 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oz7VY-0004ik-BU; Sat, 26 Nov 2022 21:35:04 -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 1oz7VX-0004ic-AY for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 26 Nov 2022 21:35:03 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-4325.protonmail.ch ([185.70.43.25]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oz7VV-0006FA-C7 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 26 Nov 2022 21:35:03 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=protonmail.com; s=protonmail3; t=1669516497; x=1669775697; bh=LWGCC73NCViOUD4V0ecklao/apfWMwpvDFNWXKeUcMY=; 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=R6CCLytE4/buc+adHUOokxgxWR1ZpE3gTElN3fMxAQsg/MH7OX1zLuPI/563vLu1b FHfsemGhQ4U27wjvpWI3FirgcCovTN9kBMfkSBZxMfhoLpK02tacWA9DVkwgQvuWOw 36iD7EYRtSA6x2FPpj4iC+Ox8z3Z7M5fhQeM8mJB0roulIvAV68nwH4Qjwa20jpdB9 I5f/0F1goa9u80XWSCwZf2mkWymh2GGQ5uCIsytfDZwwcT6gm7IDPMTds5poCATUIp Z2+mREGREDoH+rfmOuqqBPST957nqvqe7S2ZHsxjzN6zH8i9dCBgCNfwY53/LgIzzB 3I0jV/2yhrAgQ== In-Reply-To: Feedback-ID: 57735886:user:proton Received-SPF: pass client-ip=185.70.43.25; envelope-from=heimeborgia@protonmail.com; helo=mail-4325.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:141187 Archived-At: ------- Original Message ------- On Thursday, November 24th, 2022 at 2:21 PM, Heime wrote: > To update the mode-line I have been setting up global-mode-string >=20 > (setq act "Test") > (push '("" act) global-mode-string) > (force-mode-line-update) >=20 > But executing the above has not changed the mode-line. =20 Have figured out that "Test" did actually print in the mode-line, but because I have a small screen, it was getting printed too far to the right side (after the mode-lighters). =20 > ------- Original Message ------- > On Thursday, November 24th, 2022 at 12:52 AM, Heime heimeborgia@protonmai= l.com wrote: >=20 >=20 >=20 > > I want to issue some indicator to the mode-line when some condition hap= pens (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?