Re: How to handle overfilled mode line?

[Kim F. Storm]

Tassilo Horn <heimdall@uni-koblenz.de> writes:

>>>>> How can I handle this? Is there a solution like a multi-line mode
>>>>> line, or a mode line which scrolls like many mp3 players do?
>>
>> Scrolling would be terribly, YMMV.
>
> Well, ok. Scrolling is not the best idea. It should be able to use
> multiple lines and wrap arround automatically, if the user wants.

I don't think the mode line will ever span more than one line!!

On a graphical display, you can customize the "mode-line" face to use
a proportional font (e.g. helvetica) -- that typically gives you twice
the number of chars on the mode line.

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