Re: unnecessary fringe-indicators defcustom creates trouble

[Richard M. Stallman]

       However, if you can design a simpler method that implements the same
       menu bar options, that would be better.

    Does that include methods that would get rid of fringe-indicators?

Yes, it does.  fringe-indicators is a means to an end, which is to
make it easy to customize the most common things to do with the fringes.
I wouldn't mind switching to another.