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Re: Updating information in the mode-line
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: Updating information in the mode-line |
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Tue, 25 Oct 2022 09:08:47 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
> Is it possible to update the printing text in the mode-line, without leaving
> a long list of printed text in the *Messages* buffer?
Of course, but maybe I misunderstand the question, because AFAIK it's
rather unusual for text from the mode-line (or changes to it) to appear
in `*Messages*`.
> What I have in mind is the possibility of having a progress indicator
> on status message for Emacs processes that can take some serious time
> to complete.
We usually use `(make-)progress-reporter(-update|-done)`
for that.
Stefan