info bar isn't showing anything

info bar isn't showing anything

[Rich E]

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Hi,

I don't know what happened, but after installing a new version of Ubuntu
(and keeping the same home directory, including .emacs)
, the bar that normal shows what file I have open an what line I'm on, etc,
is solid grey.

Does anyone know how to change the color settings?  I think the text must be
the same as the color of the bar or something.  What is this thing called,
anyway? Might make it easier for me to search for commands if I knew its
name.

cheers,
Rich

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Re: info bar isn't showing anything

[Rich E]

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I just noticed that it is only the currently active buffer; if I have more
than one buffer open, the info bar displays normally on the buffers not
active.  what is going on...

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 7:35 PM, Rich E <reakinator@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I don't know what happened, but after installing a new version of Ubuntu
> (and keeping the same home directory, including .emacs)
> , the bar that normal shows what file I have open an what line I'm on, etc,
> is solid grey.
>
> Does anyone know how to change the color settings?  I think the text must
> be the same as the color of the bar or something.  What is this thing
> called, anyway? Might make it easier for me to search for commands if I knew
> its name.
>
> cheers,
> Rich
>

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Re: info bar isn't showing anything

[Stephen Berman]

On Thu, 15 May 2008 21:22:25 -0700 "Rich E" <reakinator@gmail.com> wrote:

> I just noticed that it is only the currently active buffer; if I have more
> than one buffer open, the info bar displays normally on the buffers not
> active.  what is going on...
>
> On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 7:35 PM, Rich E <reakinator@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>    
>     I don't know what happened, but after installing a new version of Ubuntu
>     (and keeping the same home directory, including .emacs)
>     , the bar that normal shows what file I have open an what line I'm on,
>     etc, is solid grey. 
>    
>     Does anyone know how to change the color settings?  I think the text must
>     be the same as the color of the bar or something.  What is this thing
>     called, anyway? Might make it easier for me to search for commands if I
>     knew its name.
>    
>     cheers,
>     Rich

Type `M-x (i.e. Alt-X) customize-face', then return, then at the prompt
type `mode-line'.  For the non-selected buffers type `M-x
customize-face', then return, then `mode-line-inactive' the prompt.

Steve Berman

Re: info bar isn't showing anything

[Rich E]

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Ah, thanks!

I also found this line of code after an hour or so of googling:
(set-face-background 'modeline "#4477aa")

It changes the active face to blue, quite nice..

cheers,
rich

On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Stephen Berman <Stephen.Berman@gmx.net>
wrote:

> On Thu, 15 May 2008 21:22:25 -0700 "Rich E" <reakinator@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I just noticed that it is only the currently active buffer; if I have
> more
> > than one buffer open, the info bar displays normally on the buffers not
> > active.  what is going on...
> >
> > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 7:35 PM, Rich E <reakinator@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >     Hi,
> >
> >     I don't know what happened, but after installing a new version of
> Ubuntu
> >     (and keeping the same home directory, including .emacs)
> >     , the bar that normal shows what file I have open an what line I'm
> on,
> >     etc, is solid grey.
> >
> >     Does anyone know how to change the color settings?  I think the text
> must
> >     be the same as the color of the bar or something.  What is this thing
> >     called, anyway? Might make it easier for me to search for commands if
> I
> >     knew its name.
> >
> >     cheers,
> >     Rich
>
> Type `M-x (i.e. Alt-X) customize-face', then return, then at the prompt
> type `mode-line'.  For the non-selected buffers type `M-x
> customize-face', then return, then `mode-line-inactive' the prompt.
>
> Steve Berman
>
>
>
>

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