* bug#59624: Usning global-mode-string for small screens
@ 2022-11-27 2:51 Heime via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-11-27 5:32 ` Gabriel
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From: Heime via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors @ 2022-11-27 2:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 59624
A convenenient way to update the mode-line is to use "global-mode-string". This is quite powerful
because I can easily insert and remove the information in "global-mode-string" that one introduces
in the mode-line. For instance, one can add an indicator "Indic" in the mode. Then easily remove
it by resetting "global-mode-string".
Yet introducing global-mode-string, gets to be printed after the mode-lighters. This is a problem
far small screens.
(setq act "Indic")
(push '("" act) global-mode-string)
A more appropriate implementation could allow one to decide where to insert "global-mode-string"
(beginning, before buffer-name, before mode-lighter, end) or some other way suitable to people
who have to endure small screens.
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* bug#59624: Usning global-mode-string for small screens
2022-11-27 2:51 bug#59624: Usning global-mode-string for small screens Heime via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
@ 2022-11-27 5:32 ` Gabriel
2022-11-27 6:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
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From: Gabriel @ 2022-11-27 5:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 59624
You can customize the variable `mode-line-format' in order to change the
position of `mode-line-misc-info', e.g.:
(setq act "Indic")
(push '("" act) global-mode-string)
(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-frame-identification mode-line-buffer-identification
mode-line-misc-info ;; <-- HERE
" " mode-line-position
(vc-mode vc-mode)
" " mode-line-modes mode-line-end-spaces))
---
Gabriel
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* bug#59624: Usning global-mode-string for small screens
2022-11-27 5:32 ` Gabriel
@ 2022-11-27 6:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-11-27 8:08 ` Gabriel
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2022-11-27 6:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Gabriel; +Cc: 59624
> From: Gabriel <gabriel376@hotmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2022 02:32:35 -0300
>
> You can customize the variable `mode-line-format' in order to change the
> position of `mode-line-misc-info', e.g.:
>
> (setq act "Indic")
> (push '("" act) global-mode-string)
>
> (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-frame-identification mode-line-buffer-identification
> mode-line-misc-info ;; <-- HERE
> " " mode-line-position
> (vc-mode vc-mode)
> " " mode-line-modes mode-line-end-spaces))
Is there a bug or some issue here?
IOW, I don't understand what you wanted to say. Please explain.
(Or did you send this to the wrong address?)
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* bug#59624: Usning global-mode-string for small screens
2022-11-27 6:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
@ 2022-11-27 8:08 ` Gabriel
2022-11-27 8:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
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From: Gabriel @ 2022-11-27 8:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 59624
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> From: Gabriel <gabriel376@hotmail.com>
>> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2022 02:32:35 -0300
>>
>> You can customize the variable `mode-line-format' in order to change the
>> position of `mode-line-misc-info', e.g.:
>>
>> (setq act "Indic")
>> (push '("" act) global-mode-string)
>>
>> (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-frame-identification mode-line-buffer-identification
>> mode-line-misc-info ;; <-- HERE
>> " " mode-line-position
>> (vc-mode vc-mode)
>> " " mode-line-modes mode-line-end-spaces))
>
> Is there a bug or some issue here?
>
> IOW, I don't understand what you wanted to say. Please explain.
> (Or did you send this to the wrong address?)
I wanted to respond to OP one way to customize the display position of
`global-mode-string' in mode-line, which I think could solve their
issue.
---
Gabriel
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* bug#59624: Usning global-mode-string for small screens
2022-11-27 8:08 ` Gabriel
@ 2022-11-27 8:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
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From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2022-11-27 8:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Gabriel; +Cc: 59624
> From: Gabriel <gabriel376@hotmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2022 05:08:03 -0300
>
> > IOW, I don't understand what you wanted to say. Please explain.
> > (Or did you send this to the wrong address?)
>
> I wanted to respond to OP one way to customize the display position of
> `global-mode-string' in mode-line, which I think could solve their
> issue.
Sorry, I was confused because your message didn't quote the one to which you
were responding.
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* bug#59624: Usning global-mode-string for small screens
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@ 2022-11-27 17:04 ` Heime via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-11-29 12:34 ` Gabriel
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From: Heime via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors @ 2022-11-27 17:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 59624@debbugs.gnu.org, gabriel376@hotmail.com
I would need some more assistance to get this to work for me.
When should I update mode-line-format ?
Call it first, followed by (push '("" act) global-mode-string).
Would I have to call (force-mode-line-update) ?
> > Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2022 at 8:08 PM
> > From: "Gabriel" gabriel376@hotmail.com
> > To: 59624@debbugs.gnu.org
> > Subject: bug#59624: Usning global-mode-string for small screens
> >
> > Eli Zaretskii eliz@gnu.org writes:
> >
> > > > From: Gabriel gabriel376@hotmail.com
> > > > Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2022 02:32:35 -0300
> > > >
> > > > You can customize the variable `mode-line-format' in order to change the position of` mode-line-misc-info', e.g.:
> > > >
> > > > (setq act "Indic")
> > > > (push '("" act) global-mode-string)
> > > >
> > > > (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-frame-identification mode-line-buffer-identification
> > > > mode-line-misc-info ;; <-- HERE
> > > > " " mode-line-position
> > > > (vc-mode vc-mode)
> > > > " " mode-line-modes mode-line-end-spaces))
> > >
> > > Is there a bug or some issue here?
> > >
> > > IOW, I don't understand what you wanted to say. Please explain.
> > > (Or did you send this to the wrong address?)
> >
> > I wanted to respond to OP one way to customize the display position of
> > `global-mode-string' in mode-line, which I think could solve their
> > issue.
> >
> > ---
> > Gabriel
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* bug#59624: Usning global-mode-string for small screens
2022-11-27 17:04 ` Heime via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
@ 2022-11-29 12:34 ` Gabriel
2022-11-29 18:52 ` Heime via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
0 siblings, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread
From: Gabriel @ 2022-11-29 12:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 59624
Heime via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text
editors" <bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> writes:
> I would need some more assistance to get this to work for me.
>
> When should I update mode-line-format ?
>
> Call it first, followed by (push '("" act) global-mode-string).
>
> Would I have to call (force-mode-line-update) ?
>
Emacs is smart enough to know when to update the mode-line. What is
the exactly problem you are facing? Does the following code do not work
for you?
(progn
;; create the `act` variable
(setq act "Indic")
;; add `act` to `global-mode-string`, so it's displayed in the mode-line
(push '("" act) global-mode-string)
;; change position of `global-mode-string` in the mode-line
(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-frame-identification mode-line-buffer-identification
mode-line-misc-info ;; <-- TO HERE
" " mode-line-position
(vc-mode vc-mode)
" " mode-line-modes mode-line-end-spaces))
;; you can then update `act' as you want
;; the mode-line will be automatically
;; updated (when Emacs thinks it needs to)
;; the code below will update `act' every 3s
(run-with-timer 3
3
(lambda ()
;; not really needed, but you can force it
;;(force-mode-line-update)
(setq act
(format"|act=%s|" (current-time-string))))))
---
Gabriel?
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* bug#59624: Usning global-mode-string for small screens
2022-11-29 12:34 ` Gabriel
@ 2022-11-29 18:52 ` Heime via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
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From: Heime via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors @ 2022-11-29 18:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Gabriel; +Cc: 59624
------- Original Message -------
On Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 at 12:34 PM, Gabriel <gabriel376@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Heime via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text
> editors" bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org writes:
>
> > I would need some more assistance to get this to work for me.
> >
> > When should I update mode-line-format ?
> >
> > Call it first, followed by (push '("" act) global-mode-string).
> >
> > Would I have to call (force-mode-line-update) ?
>
>
> Emacs is smart enough to know when to update the mode-line. What is
> the exactly problem you are facing? Does the following code do not work
> for you?
Wanted to knew the exoct calling sequence, as you described.
What if a package or made changes the mode-line? Changing
mode-line-format would not be an option then. I want to add
a small list to whatever there is. A suggestion has been to
add a list at the beginning of mode-line-format.
(push '("" act) mode-line-format)
> (progn
> ;; create the `act` variable
> (setq act "Indic")
>
> ;; add `act` to `global-mode-string`, so it's displayed in the mode-line
> (push '("" act) global-mode-string)
>
> ;; change position of `global-mode-string` in the mode-line
> (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-frame-identification mode-line-buffer-identification
> mode-line-misc-info ;; <-- TO HERE
> " " mode-line-position
> (vc-mode vc-mode)
> " " mode-line-modes mode-line-end-spaces))
>
> ;; you can then update `act' as you want ;; the mode-line will be automatically ;; updated (when Emacs thinks it needs to) ;; the code below will update` act' every 3s
> (run-with-timer 3
> 3
> (lambda ()
> ;; not really needed, but you can force it
> ;;(force-mode-line-update)
> (setq act
> (format"|act=%s|" (current-time-string))))))
>
> ---
> Gabriel?
>
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