Re: How to make Emacs popular again: Use monospaced fonts less

[Stefan Monnier]

>>  (defface mode-line
>>    '((((class color) (min-colors 88))
>>       :box (:line-width -1 :style released-button)
>> +     :inherit variable-pitch
>>       :background "grey75" :foreground "black")

FWIW, I've been using pretty much exactly that for quite a few years now.
I did it mostly to save space, and the main downside for me was that the
`*`s "don't look right" (they're shifted up compared to my monospace
fonts), but I overcame this trauma without too much trouble.

> We cannot just switch to variable-pitch font and leave the rest unchanged.
> Using a variable-pitch font will cause an annoying horizontal movement of
> the mode-line stuff when some parts change.

Never bothered me even a tiny bit.  It's the kind of thing that annoys
me when it happens right where I'm editing, but apparently the modeline
is far enough.


        Stefan