Re: help needed with gnus mode-line

[Stefan Monnier]

>> Of course, minibuffer-selected-window is not quite right either: you
>> don't want to modify the mode-line of the buffer from where the M-: was
>> typed, but the mode-line that's right above the minibuffer (which
>> doesn't even exist in minibuffer-only frames).
> Right, i didn't find how to get safely the window right above
> minibuffer.

If the frame is split, there might be several windows directly above
the minibuffer.  But if "the leftmost" or "the rightmost" is good
enough, then maybe windmove.el will give you some working code.


        Stefan "Yes, using the mode-line is messy"