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(Emacs/config)-unnecessary padding in centre-segment of mode line

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Aryadev Chavali
2024-07-03 04:56:52 +01:00
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@@ -324,11 +324,7 @@ use fundamental mode and call it a day.
emacs-version (emacs-init-time))))))) emacs-version (emacs-init-time)))))))
#+end_src #+end_src
** Blinking cursor ** Blinking cursor
Turn on blinking cursor. Configure the blinking cursor.
2021-03-15: Turn off blinking-cursor-mode as [[*Hl-line][hl-line]] is better.
2024-06-04: Actually a blinking cursor helps to see if Emacs is
hanging, which hl-line just can't do.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp #+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package frame (use-package frame
:defer t :defer t
@@ -339,21 +335,22 @@ hanging, which hl-line just can't do.
#+end_src #+end_src
** Mode line ** Mode line
The mode line is the little bar at the bottom of the buffer, just The mode line is the little bar at the bottom of the buffer, just
above the minibuffer (where you do completions). It can store quite above the minibuffer. It can store quite literally anything, but
literally anything, but generally stuff like the buffer name, file generally stuff like the buffer name, file type, column and line info,
type, column and line info, etc is put there. etc is put there.
The default mode-line is... disgusting. It displays information in an The default mode-line is... disgusting. It displays information in an
unintelligible format and seems to smash together a bunch of unintelligible format and seems to smash together a bunch of
information without much care for ordering. Most heartbreaking is information without much care for ordering. Most heartbreaking is
that any mode can just insert new information onto the mode-line that *anything* can seemingly append new information without any
without any purview, which can be really annoying. It's also very purview, which can be really annoying. This means it can be very
overstimulating. overstimulating to look at, without even being that immediately
informative.
I've got a custom Emacs lisp package I've got a custom Emacs lisp package
([[file:elisp/better-mode-line.el][here]]) which sets up the default ([[file:elisp/better-mode-line.el][here]]) which sets up the default
mode line as a set of 3 segments: left, centre and right. It pads out mode line as a set of 3 segments: left, centre and right. It pads out
the mode line to achieve this. the mode line with space strings to achieve this.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp #+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package better-mode-line (use-package better-mode-line
:load-path "elisp/" :load-path "elisp/"
@@ -388,8 +385,7 @@ the first character of the evil state capitalised"
"%b" ;; Buffer name "%b" ;; Buffer name
("(" ;; Major mode ("(" ;; Major mode
(:eval (format "%s" major-mode)) (:eval (format "%s" major-mode))
")") ")"))
" ")
better-mode-line/right-segment better-mode-line/right-segment
'((:eval '((:eval
(when (mode-line-window-selected-p) (when (mode-line-window-selected-p)