GNU bug report logs - #9908
24.0.90; Improve mode-line's "flags" section

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Message #17 received at 9908 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 9908 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#9908: 24.0.90; Improve mode-line's "flags" section
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2021 14:26:01 +0200

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

[all other cases elided]

> I don't see why this is unfortunate.  A space doesn't carry more or
> less information than a dash: both mean there's nothing to show.  What
> is important is not to have the dash signify anything in particular.

(I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately weren't resolved
at the time.)

I agree with Eli's point about dashes in the TTY, and with his points
about the other flags.  I think the conclusion here is that none of the
proposed changes are clearly better than what we have today, and any
changes here have to be a lot better to justify changing them -- because
any changes in this area leads to user confusion and annoyance.

So I'm closing this bug report.

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