Re: Dashes in mode-line

[Jason Rumney]

Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:

>> From: Julien Danjou <address@hidden>
>> Cc: address@hidden
>> Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:32:33 +0200
>> 
>> +         `(:eval (unless window-system
>> +                   ,(propertize "-%-" 'help-echo help-echo)))))
>
> Using window-system is not right here, because the DOS port defines a
> non-nil value, but uses a text terminal.

Can we fix that if we intend on keeping the DOS port around?

I know defining window-system to non-nil used to be the only way to
get font-lock and other features that the DOS port has had for longer
than other text terminals, but is there any reason for it now other than
historical continuity?