This is an automatic notification regarding your bug report which was filed against the emacs package: #4217: 23.1; probable mode-line bug It has been closed by Glenn Morris . Their explanation is attached below along with your original report. If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a better one in a separate message then please contact Glenn Morris by replying to this email. -- 4217: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=4217 Emacs Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems