Re: mode-line with Tramp

[Nick Roberts]

 >     When the directory is not remote, placing the pointer over the hyphen
 >     displays the value of the default-directory.  It does look a bit
 >     distracting but perhaps that's because I'm not used to it.  If people
 >     prefer, I could remove it.
 > 
 > Why not provide the same tooltip when it IS remote?

It already does this.  I've probably been ambiguous: I mean't remove the hyphen,
not the tooltip.

 > It doesn't require access to the remote host, does it?

? The buffer does, when remote, but the mode-line information doesn't.

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Nick                                           http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob