GNU bug report logs - #12872
24.2; Provide a feature to trigger mode-line redisplay

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:29:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: moreinfo, wontfix

Found in version 24.2

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #23 received at 12872 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 12872 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12872: 24.2; Provide a feature to trigger mode-line redisplay
Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2021 05:46:57 +0100

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> This is a feature request: provide a way to trigger mode-line
> redisplay when the current line changes.  This is so the mode line
> could display information about the current line.
>
> See the discussion of bug #12867 for more context.

I've skimmed both these bug reports, but I'm still not sure I understand
the problem.  `force-mode-line-update' has existed since forever, I
think?  Doesn't it do what it's supposed to?  (And it can be run from
post-command-hook if that's what Drew wants.)

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