Re: make-progress-reporter suggestions: 'modeline and customizable progress-reporter--pulse-characters

[David Kastrup]

Chong Yidong <address@hidden> writes:

> Michael Albinus <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> I'm waiting, whether there is resistance to that change (Stefan?
>> Chong?). If there is no opposition, I'll install the patch next
>> weekend in the trunk.
>
> I'm dubious about the idea.  The mode-line is supposed to show
> information about one window, while the progress-reporter is a global
> indicator, so conceptually it's not a good fit.

The "Compiling" indicator is of the same nature, and nobody complained
about it yet.

-- 
David Kastrup