From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Christopher Dimech Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Inserting string to start of mode-line via change in mode-line-format Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 02:36:07 +0100 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="12541"; 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 Mon Nov 28 02:36:43 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 1ozT4d-00032j-13 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 28 Nov 2022 02:36:43 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ozT4C-00081Y-Ay; Sun, 27 Nov 2022 20:36:16 -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 1ozT4B-000817-1V for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Nov 2022 20:36:15 -0500 Original-Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.15.19]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ozT47-0005qV-Gj for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Nov 2022 20:36:12 -0500 Original-Received: from [92.251.127.164] ([92.251.127.164]) by web-mail.gmx.net (3c-app-mailcom-bs08.server.lan [172.19.170.176]) (via HTTP); Mon, 28 Nov 2022 02:36:07 +0100 Importance: normal Sensitivity: Normal In-Reply-To: X-UI-Message-Type: mail X-Priority: 3 X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:T/Yb7N/fwML3C6dcNrcAXOfWw7Mnw/BuJX9MR33q+aI1ryZzTdEKmi8/fxYx531nJznZv eBWgiBB/Wj5bBhUDxN/klwm3Cux4DriHYVQY425lcGGHcgYX4aPj9Jnn+UQ/50Rb2FZXJoz/9lb/ 9yjT2SbzG9LI5F3YFc/BODarWTqdy0XE/6ddNlnT01j4Ybi9AVRHrCUzyRh6myMDjV4IcMiARXTE I/PfrJ/Z3pW72ebMK47ii5uW9NB8ITYEBUwjwL0SElDWgnBVzr/WkZGVGL2kWscY1IIhUjn6CAqz n8= UI-OutboundReport: notjunk:1;M01:P0:kB9eWrQWjkE=;4PN8IuJPjgP/+BgLYxYdJ8mvqR1 w8+cTGp9Wjw2ThVoPH0YOmmltctkvcuS4YKIZ7KOHsFtkLpMR7seJeMl1njbNTx10r4fOOmPq iNZf2VTYzzJoXLrynyNK9de8YUCfx76GNSrtEgthMHotzRhIZcp9iWfJiWrWPyHyBrgEoYUYt IOMUKT6U227Dceokpg50G3H7SjvvXkRIj0GbSccT5GTdE8+CUVnZBxQOu+KOrRKNUX+4DO7Ds 1BLaoxQlXc2eymDd4YwNszeW68+eTRtuBZ5q9C60xIMWsBWod7WdC+vIXeO0Z3BacWFX3ImFK UmtAdKycWQROibjH1Why5Hnz5ZUGiR9xXIixEw81DatZwHin8Eb+rA3onJaKNVt0iIxFcAH48 2LOUD45eF5qt1Y0NIOettLoxJx5H4qnBa4OFIv+T8KuVGhXwcREMsmMhl9OiVnX5nO8ycj7Yf GSqe+EAi4et+X43/qwQF3KErTChVBTgPb91ZRKG2AyRQ02xRyq0bcuTLODzshpZ3hIT/hi9sd iWBdM58fbI0otZ5Xawvnc+1ehWXgZaMJc3Ttq25LUkAcpZQ6/qAzbDjIVo4l8oZ7Id7G5ogZ+ kpQqENZpkYBSJNotims3Klsi4DzPqUDCRCersUCmjBGtsf2iQSc3vdQjUPMG+DEaHLZs6/M9q bfpgGzNB/vSqj4iNGMYC55KqEJ4lNQ+nMhaSSTxfiV7HrCchlO3qKnNi3qdtWz4yK9833L0CI CEwioE2YcKszjMTO+K8WgcFImqF9xQU00buZVaztvMcWMSt57AnDBmz4Qi9xJHPT8didNaEC Received-SPF: pass client-ip=212.227.15.19; envelope-from=dimech@gmx.com; helo=mout.gmx.net X-Spam_score_int: -25 X-Spam_score: -2.6 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.6 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham 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:141204 Archived-At: > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2022 at 9:41 AM > From: "Heime" > To: "Heime via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor" > Subject: Inserting string to start of mode-line via change in mode-line-format > > Wanting to insert a string (act) in the beginning of the mode-line, mode-line-format was > modified as follows. But I am not getting the string printed. What am I doing wrong here? > > (setq-default mode-line-format > '("%e" mode-line-front-space > (:propertize > ("" mode-line-mule-info > mode-line-client > mode-line-modified > mode-line-remote) > display (min-width (5.0))) > mode-line-misc-info ;; <-- HERE > mode-line-frame-identification > mode-line-buffer-identification > " " > mode-line-position > (vc-mode vc-mode) > " " > mode-line-modes > mode-line-end-spaces)) > > (push '("" act) global-mode-string) You got to use backquote and evaluate act using a comma. (push `("" ,act) global-mode-string)