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Re: mode line removal option?
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patrol |
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Re: mode line removal option? |
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Tue, 04 May 2010 15:44:27 -0000 |
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G2/1.0 |
On Apr 11, 11:39 pm, Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
> >> > 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)
> > 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.
>
> We don't expect any user to really remove the modeline everywhere, so
> there's no command to do it.
>
> Stefan
Makes sense -- thanks.