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bug#12840: 24.2.50; ediff: mode-line of control buffer - improvement req
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Lars Ingebrigtsen |
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bug#12840: 24.2.50; ediff: mode-line of control buffer - improvement request |
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Tue, 10 May 2022 14:08:57 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de> writes:
> 1. It would be much more convenient if the "diff ... of ..." part would
> be highlighted somehow, so that it is more visible. It is an extremely
> relevant information, and can now be recognized very badly.
>
> The function to change would probably be
> `ediff-make-wide-control-buffer-id'. I tested with this, for example:
[...]
> 'face 'mode-line-buffer-id))))
I wouldn't mind making that bit bold, but it is somewhat unusual for
modes to do that. On the other and, there isn't really a lot of other
info in that mode line, so it wouldn't be distracting, either:
> 2. What's the "Quick Help" part for? I don't see any use for it. It
> seems to be always present, but it doesn't indicate anything, and I
> cannot click on it. Also, if I didn't hit ? in the control buffer, the
> only content of this buffer already is "Type ? for help".
The "Quick Help" bit has a popup that says what mouse-2 and mouse-3
does, which seems somewhat helpful.
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