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* bug#56215: Request for decluttering capability on mode-line keywords
@ 2022-06-25 13:08 carlmarcos--- via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
  2022-06-26  0:05 ` Phil Sainty
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From: carlmarcos--- via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors @ 2022-06-25 13:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
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The mode-line is a very important section of a window.  But can be easily cluttered withnames of minor-modes, as well as by programming and hypertext language major-mode names.

For instance, loading an elisp file shows "Emacs-Lisp" in the made-line.  When in *scratch* the string "Lisp Interaction" shows up.  Because I use bold large font, it is easy for the mode-line to get cluttered.

As is often the case, emacs users hardly change the mode associated with the corresponding programming or hypertext language major-mode.  Most often, users work with minor-modes, meaning that people are aware that lisp programs use emacs-lisp major-mode, and C users are aware they are using c major-mode (although I find "C/*l" quite unnecessary).
Emacs package designers have the ability to display a mode-line name with the keyword-arg `:lighter'.  But the user has no way to remove the lighter from the mode-line.  Would like to request the capability for users to remove :lighter keywords, if they wish.  This would be particularly useful for those like me who usually have a dense list showing up in their mode-line.

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2022-06-25 13:08 bug#56215: Request for decluttering capability on mode-line keywords carlmarcos--- via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-06-26  0:05 ` Phil Sainty
2022-06-26 14:56   ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-07-01 16:38     ` Howard Melman
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2022-06-26  8:34   ` carlmarcos--- via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-06-26  9:28     ` Phil Sainty
2022-06-26 10:48       ` carlmarcos--- via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
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2022-06-26 14:07         ` carlmarcos--- via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
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