Re: inactive-mode-line face?

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: address@hidden (Kim F. Storm)
> Date: 21 Jan 2002 23:24:57 +0100
> > 
> > ,----
> > | This isn't a bug, but a feature request: I would like to be able to set
> > | different colors for the modeline of the active Emacs window as opposed to
> > | the modelines of other, inactive windows.  This would be one more visual
> > | cue that would immediately tell me which buffer has the focus.
> > `----
> > 
> > Do you think it would be useful to have such feature? If so, anyone to take
> > it?
> 
> I think that was my proposal.  I can do it if people like the idea.

I like it, and users keep asking for it on gnu.emacs.help.

If this is coded, I think we should have a special face for the mode
line of the selected window, not just a color.

Also, there could be complications with code that switches windows
temporarily (I'm not sure we want the active mode line to follow
that).