bug#53629: [External] : bug#53629: 27.1: add option to change face `mode-line-buffer-id` when mode-line is inactive

[José Júnior]

I just noticed that the library doesn't seem to work on the dired buffer, on other buffers it does seem to work well. Do you know what could be the cause?

On Sun, Jan 30, 2022 at 1:46 PM José Júnior <jjnilton@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks, I think it helps as the default `mode-line-buffer-id` face of the active buffer is overridden, and it becomes the "inactive face". I think it solves this problem, but maybe a custom face in the mode-line faces group itself would be more accessible.

Another workaround I found was to use the `inverse-video` face option in the `mode-line-inactive` face. It doesn't give me too much freedom to customize the face.

On Sat, Jan 29, 2022 at 9:25 PM Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:

> Mode-line has face options for when it's
> active and inactive but `mode-line-buffer-id`
> just allows customization on the active form,
> please consider adding the option to allow
> customizing the face of the `mode-line-buffer-id`
> when the mode-line is inactive too.

See library `modeline-win.el'.
Does it do what you're looking for?

It highlights the buffer name in the
mode-line for the selected window.

That is, whichever window is currently
selected, its buffer name in the mode
line is highlighted (using face
`mlw-mode-line-buffer-id-selected-window').

The code is here:

https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/download/modeline-win.el

It's just a few lines of code.