* Move org-clock info to left in mode-line?
@ 2009-07-06 17:09 Matthew Lundin
2009-07-06 17:52 ` Nick Dokos
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Matthew Lundin @ 2009-07-06 17:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs org-mode mailing list
Hi everyone,
I've made some progress in understanding emacs this past year, but
customizing the mode-line eludes me.
When I clock into an item in org-mode, the clock information is always
at the extreme right of the mode line --- and thus unable to be seen
unless I make my emacs window full screen.
(Most of my buffers have a ton of minor modes, which are all listed in
the mode line and push everything else out of sight).
Interestingly, if I have other modes contributing to the mode line, the
org-mode-line-string is always placed at the end of the
global-mode-string:
,----
| global-mode-string is a variable defined in `C source code'.
| Its value is
| ((t jabber-activity-mode-string)
| "" appt-mode-string display-time-string org-mode-line-string)
`----
I would be most grateful for any tips on how I might move the org-clock
information farther to the left in the mode line.
Thanks,
Matt
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* Re: Move org-clock info to left in mode-line?
2009-07-06 17:09 Move org-clock info to left in mode-line? Matthew Lundin
@ 2009-07-06 17:52 ` Nick Dokos
2009-07-06 18:29 ` Matthew Lundin
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Nick Dokos @ 2009-07-06 17:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Matthew Lundin; +Cc: emacs org-mode mailing list
Matthew Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org> wrote:
> I've made some progress in understanding emacs this past year, but
> customizing the mode-line eludes me.
>
> When I clock into an item in org-mode, the clock information is always
> at the extreme right of the mode line --- and thus unable to be seen
> unless I make my emacs window full screen.
>
> (Most of my buffers have a ton of minor modes, which are all listed in
> the mode line and push everything else out of sight).
>
> Interestingly, if I have other modes contributing to the mode line, the
> org-mode-line-string is always placed at the end of the
> global-mode-string:
>
> ,----
> | global-mode-string is a variable defined in `C source code'.
> | Its value is
> | ((t jabber-activity-mode-string)
> | "" appt-mode-string display-time-string org-mode-line-string)
> `----
>
> I would be most grateful for any tips on how I might move the org-clock
> information farther to the left in the mode line.
>
I think the variable you want is ``mode-line-format''.
HTH,
Nick
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* Re: Move org-clock info to left in mode-line?
2009-07-06 17:52 ` Nick Dokos
@ 2009-07-06 18:29 ` Matthew Lundin
2009-07-06 18:56 ` Matthew Lundin
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Matthew Lundin @ 2009-07-06 18:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: nicholas.dokos; +Cc: Matthew Lundin, emacs org-mode mailing list
Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com> writes:
> Matthew Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org> wrote:
>
>> I've made some progress in understanding emacs this past year, but
>> customizing the mode-line eludes me.
>>
>> When I clock into an item in org-mode, the clock information is always
>> at the extreme right of the mode line --- and thus unable to be seen
>> unless I make my emacs window full screen.
>>
>> (Most of my buffers have a ton of minor modes, which are all listed in
>> the mode line and push everything else out of sight).
>>
>> Interestingly, if I have other modes contributing to the mode line, the
>> org-mode-line-string is always placed at the end of the
>> global-mode-string:
>>
>> ,----
>> | global-mode-string is a variable defined in `C source code'.
>> | Its value is
>> | ((t jabber-activity-mode-string)
>> | "" appt-mode-string display-time-string org-mode-line-string)
>> `----
>>
>> I would be most grateful for any tips on how I might move the org-clock
>> information farther to the left in the mode line.
>>
>
> I think the variable you want is ``mode-line-format''.
Thanks! I was able to move the global-mode-string farther up in
the default-mode-line-format variable. Now if only I could get the
org-mode-line-string as the first entry in the global-mode-string.
Upon further reflection, I decided I would prefer the following behavior:
- When I clock into an item, a header line appears with the
org-mode-line-string -- i.e., the clock information.
- When I clock out of an item, the header line disappears (i.e.,
header-line-format is set to nil).
I'll see if I can cook something up using the org-clock hooks.
Best,
Matt
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* Re: Move org-clock info to left in mode-line?
2009-07-06 18:29 ` Matthew Lundin
@ 2009-07-06 18:56 ` Matthew Lundin
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Matthew Lundin @ 2009-07-06 18:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Matthew Lundin; +Cc: emacs org-mode mailing list
>> Matthew Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org> wrote:
> Thanks! I was able to move the global-mode-string farther up in
> the default-mode-line-format variable. Now if only I could get the
> org-mode-line-string as the first entry in the global-mode-string.
>
> Upon further reflection, I decided I would prefer the following behavior:
>
> - When I clock into an item, a header line appears with the
> org-mode-line-string -- i.e., the clock information.
>
> - When I clock out of an item, the header line disappears (i.e.,
> header-line-format is set to nil).
>
> I'll see if I can cook something up using the org-clock hooks.
Here's my rather crude solution:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(setq org-clock-in-hook
'(lambda ()
(setq default-header-line-format '((" " org-mode-line-string " ")))))
(setq org-clock-out-hook
'(lambda ()
(setq default-header-line-format nil)))
(setq org-clock-cancel-hook
'(lambda ()
(setq default-header-line-format nil)))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
Works so far. Obviously, if I had already set
default-header-line-format, this solution would be no good.
I'll keep my fingers crossed.
- Matt
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