Re: vc-set-mode-line-busy-indicator

[Nick Roberts]

Dan Nicolaescu writes:
 > Glenn Morris <address@hidden> writes:
 > 
 >   > Juri Linkov wrote:
 >   > 
 >   > > On the mode line there are already places where text is emphasized: 
 > buffer
 >   > > names are displayed in bold (bold is also often used to make 
 > *emphasis* in
 >   > > printed materials).  Isn't bold strong enough to emphasize the 
 > "[waiting...]"
 >   > > string?  Then we could add a new general bold face `mode-line-emphasis'
 >   > > and change `mode-line-buffer-id' to inherit from it.
 >   > 
 >   > I'd have no problem with the default emphasis face being bold.
 > 
 > If it's just bold and no other colors, then it's not a good idea.  For
 > some fonts the bold form is not easy to distinguish from the normal
 > one.  More, bold is hard to see with the peripheral vision, so changes
 > in the mode-line are harder to observe.

For now, I suggest we just go with Juri's idea.  I'm sure it's no good for
users with tunnel vision and without bold fonts, but it seems an improvement
and probably covers most users.

Later, if the need arises, someone can build a framework of faces that work on
the mode-line.

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