Re: Customizing the mode line

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Chong Yidong <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:33:45 -0400
> 
> Here's one small simplification to the mode-line that we can easily
> introduce: define a variable mode-line-help-echo, which serves as the
> default help echo for any mode-line element not having its own
> help-echo.
> 
> Now, bindings.el won't need to manuall apply the default help-echo to
> "neutral" mode-line elements like spaces.  This makes the value shown in
> `C-h v mode-line-format' less of a mess:
> 
> Value:
> ("%e-" mode-line-mule-info mode-line-client mode-line-modified 
> mode-line-remote mode-line-frame-identification 
> mode-line-buffer-identification "   " mode-line-position
>  (vc-mode vc-mode)
>  "  " mode-line-modes
>  (which-func-mode
>   ("" which-func-format "--"))
>  (global-mode-string
>   ("" global-mode-string "--"))
>  "-%-")
> 
> Do you think that helps?

Sorry, I do not follow: which problem is this supposed to help with,
and how?

(There are too many different issues discussed in this thread, so it's
really hard to know which one you are trying to solve.)

Thanks.