Re: mode line removal option?

[patrol]

On Apr 11, 6:33 pm, Andreas Politz <poli...@fh-trier.de> wrote:
> patrol <patrol_b...@hotmail.com> writes:
> > I've found options for removing the scroll bar, fringes, tool bar, and
> > menu bar. Is there an option to remove the mode line? (not that I see
> > any good reason for it -- I want to know, just for the sake of knowing
> > my options -- if there's a built-in option for that that I haven't
> > been able to find).
> > Thanks
>
> (setq mode-line-format nil)
>
> -ap

Yup, that answers my question all right! Thanks. My only follow up
question would be why it is that removing the mode line is a matter of
setting a variable, whereas removing other window elements (fringes,
scroll bar, etc.) is a matter of running a command.