Re: Images, display-time, modeline

[Amy Templeton]

Glenn Morris wrote:
> Amy Templeton wrote:
> > Glenn Morris wrote:
> > > What's the value of display-time-string-forms
> > Incidentally, what do all the ...'s mean? They don't
> > seem to be either a function or a variable.
>
> Just that the printing was truncated. Probably see
> eval-expression-print-level, eval-expression-print-length.

Well, that would make sense, I suppose. Thanks.

> > > (insert (propertize "foo" 'display display-time-mail-icon))
> > 
> > It inserts the icon!
>
> OK, so try: (put 'display-time-string 'risky-local-variable t)

The "t" shows up in the message bar and nothing immediately
obvious changes...

> Do you have this problem with:
>
> emacs -q --no-site-file \
>   --eval '(progn (setq display-time-use-mail-icon t) (display-time-mode 1))'
>
> when you have mail?

As it turns out, no...the icon displays with no problems.
Very strange. And nothing immediately obvious changes there
if I use the (put 'display-time-string 'risky-local-variable t)
there, either.

Thanks,
Amy