From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dan Espen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: customizing minibuffer and the message bar, ie mode-line Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 09:31:37 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Message-ID: References: <682e54d4-38b9-49ad-8e3b-0e7ab4451bdb@googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1429536951 1812 80.91.229.3 (20 Apr 2015 13:35:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:35:51 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Apr 20 15:35:45 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YkBrV-0006Zj-Av for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:35:45 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:53549 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YkBrU-0004ZS-8u for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 20 Apr 2015 09:35:44 -0400 Original-Path: usenet.stanford.edu!news.kjsl.com!feeder.erje.net!1.eu.feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 21 Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="ad871ce417d1fb2ea3c87e49e48c0ae1"; logging-data="14530"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+zIBTGODbx0gHuWa0U2wApCZC8nEm9vbI=" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.4 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:hTvJdUUAcEYNuJ0ziF1F/RFj6W8= Original-Xref: usenet.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:211602 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:103883 Archived-At: Alexis writes: > gnuist006@gmail.com writes: > >> (4) How to make the message-bar more professional? > > Like Emanuel, i'm not sure what you mean by "more professional", Actually, I found the question somewhat insulting toward the Emacs developers. Therefore, I maintain that the question itself is unprofessional. That said, I customized the mode lines to show the active mode line in 3D, which gives it an attractive appearance (IMO). The OP might want to experiment with a proportional font in the mode line if that floats his boat. -- Dan Espen