(Emacs)~mode line is done by hand

The evaluation system was really just an excuse for me to try and
write some Lisp code when I was first learning it; the inclusion
of (vc-mode vc-mode) meant I couldn't utilise it the way I wanted.

Emacs/.config/emacs/config.org

@@ -283,62 +283,26 @@ little.  I customised the Emacs modeline to give me a bit of info,
 Currently I use the default mode line with some customisation;
 simplicity is above all.
 *** Emacs Mode-line
-Firstly, declare a variable for the separator between each module
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(defconst +modeline/separator " " "Separator between modules.")
-#+end_src
-
-Then declare a variable for the number of separators between each
-module in the modeline.
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(defconst +modeline/sep-count 4
-  "Number of +modline/separator instances separating modules.")
-#+end_src
-
-Then, declare a list of reserved characters for which the previously
-declared seperator won't be applied when placed at the end of a module
-string.
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(defconst +modeline/reserved-chars (list "[" "(")
-  "Characters that, when at the end of a module string, won't
-  have the separator applied to them.")
-#+end_src
-
-Now declare a function that applies the separator with respect to the
-reserved characters to any one string.
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-(defun +modeline/handle-string (STR)
-  (condition-case nil
-      (progn
-        (string-blank-p STR)
-        (if (cl-member (car (last (split-string STR "" t))) +modeline/reserved-chars :test #'string=)
-            STR
-          (concat STR (cl-reduce #'concat (cl-loop for i from 1 to +modeline/sep-count collect +modeline/separator)))))
-    (error STR)))
-#+end_src
-
-Finally, set the mode-line-format.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (setq-default
  mode-line-format
- (mapcar #'+modeline/handle-string
+ (list "%l:%c    " ;; Line and column
-         (list "%l:%c"
+       "%p[" ;; Where in file + Evil state
-               "%p["
        '(:eval (upcase
                 (substring
                  (format "%s" (if (bound-and-true-p evil-state)
                                   evil-state
                                 ""))
                  0 1)))
-               "]"
+       "]    "
        "%+%b("
        '(:eval (format "%s" major-mode))
-               ")"
+       ")    "
-               "%I"
+       "%I    "
-               vc-mode
+       '(vc-mode vc-mode)
        "        "
        mode-line-misc-info
-               mode-line-end-spaces)))
+       mode-line-end-spaces))
 #+end_src
 *** WIP Telephone-line
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