Re: Bindings on the mode-line

[Nick Roberts]

 >     Now that mouse-sensitive parts of the mode line look more like buttons,
 >     how about moving mode-line-toggle-read-only, mode-line-toggle-modified
 >     et al from mouse-3 to mouse-1?
 > 
 > Yes, that would be more consistent.  So please make that change, and thanks.

Done.  

Previously I have suggested putting goto-line on the mode line which
you didn't like.  However, it seems more natural now that it appears as a
button and can go on mouse-1.  WDYT?

Nick


(let* ((help-echo
        "mouse-1: select (drag to resize), mouse-2: delete others, mouse-3: 
delete this")
       (my-help-echo
        "mouse-1: go to line, mouse-2: delete others, mouse-3: delete this"))
(setq-default mode-line-position
    `((-3 ,(propertize "%p" 'help-echo help-echo))
      (size-indication-mode
       (8 ,(propertize " of %I" 'help-echo help-echo)))
      (line-number-mode
       ((column-number-mode
         (10 ,(propertize " (%l,%c)" 'help-echo help-echo))
         (6 ,(propertize " L%l" 'help-echo my-help-echo
                         'mouse-face 'mode-line-highlight
                         'local-map (make-mode-line-mouse-map
                                     'mouse-1
                                     #'mode-line-go-to-line)))))
      ((column-number-mode
        (5 ,(propertize " C%c" 'help-echo help-echo))))))))

(defun mode-line-go-to-line (event)
  "Like `go-to-line', for the mode-line."
  (interactive "e")
  (save-selected-window
    (select-window (posn-window (event-start event)))
    (let ((arg (read-from-minibuffer "Goto line: ")))
      (goto-line (string-to-int arg)))
    (force-mode-line-update)))