GNU bug report logs - #5613
23.1.92; mode-line-format is wrong for `about-emacs'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:00:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>, <emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 23.1.92; mode-line-format is wrong for `about-emacs'
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:52:34 -0800

emacs -Q

M-x about-emacs

C-h v mode-line-format

You'll see this:

("---- %b %-" 0 10 (face mode-line-buffer-id))

That puts the face, which is intended only for the buffer name, on the
whole mode line.


In GNU Emacs 23.1.92.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2010-02-20 on LENNART-69DE564
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt --cflags -Ic:/g/include
-fno-crossjumping'
This bug report was last modified 15 years and 174 days ago.

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