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Re: Indicator in mode-line
From: |
Heime |
Subject: |
Re: Indicator in mode-line |
Date: |
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 14:21:56 +0000 |
To update the mode-line I have been setting up global-mode-string
(setq act "Test")
(push '("" act) global-mode-string)
(force-mode-line-update)
But executing the above has not changed the mode-line.
------- Original Message -------
On Thursday, November 24th, 2022 at 12:52 AM, Heime
<heimeborgia@protonmail.com> wrote:
> I want to issue some indicator to the mode-line when some condition happens
> (error,
> warning, notification).
>
> I can add things to the mode-line is the following way.
>
> (setq mode-line-format (list "Indc " mode-line-format))
> (force-mode-line-update)
>
> But also require a way for the user to acknowledge the indicator
> and be able to switch the indicator off - returning the mode-line
> as original.
>
> What kind of indications would work well in getting user attention?
>