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Re: Modify the mode line
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Kevin Rodgers |
Subject: |
Re: Modify the mode line |
Date: |
Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:56:33 -0700 |
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luca.spinacci@selex-comms.com wrote:
> I would like to insert in the mode line some information (for instance
> a variable string like the name of current buffer) and update the
> information for each opened buffer.
> I read the info for mode-line-format but being a poor programmer I
> still haven't found a good solution.
(setq mode-line-format
(cons "a constant string" mode-line-format))
(setq a-variable "a variable string")
(setq mode-line-format
(cons '(:eval a-variable) mode-line-format))
--
Kevin Rodgers
(setq mode-line-format (cdr mode-line-format))