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Questions tagged [powerline]

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How do I get a fancier mode line that uses solid colors and triangles?

People occasionally post screenshots with modelines that have solid colors and triangles: How do I replicate this effect?
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how to add date and time into spacemacs' mode line

I usually use Spacemacs in maximized window, thus the date and time presented in mode line is a must. I understand that spacemacs uses powerline mode to mimic vim, the manuals of both spacemacs and powerline does not tell how to add new section to…
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Powerline: how to show whether buffer is modified more prominently

I've just installed powerline to update my emacs looks for the 21. century. I like it, but I'm bothered that the modified-buffer indicator is just a simple, barely discernible asterisk. Is there a way to make the fact that the buffer is modified to…
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How to install smart-mode-line powerline theme with use-package

I'm trying to move from el-get to use-package. I am having trouble with smart-mode-line-powerline-theme. Emacs complains at startup time with (error "Unable to find theme file for ‘smart-mode-line-powerline’") Here is a minimialized version of a…
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How to get Powerline colours working in Emacs Shell/Term mode?

I have recently started using Spacemacs instead of VIM, because of great VHDL mode. In vim (neovim) I used to use VIM as terminal emulator. In Emacs I have encountered a bit of strange colour behaviour. To be exact I don't mean different palette for…
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Modify the buffer name in the modeline

Helm-mini displays a yellow @ when a file or buffer is remote (in my case accessed via tramp/ssh), which I find quite handy. I'd like to add such a marker to the buffer name part of my modeline, but I'm not sure what's the best way. I'm using…
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Emacs powerline inconsistent colors behind arrows

I just setup powerline for the first time and there's this whitish transparent background overtop all of the arrows. Is there anyway to fix this? Also, while we're at it, just a general question: What does the 2.24 in the mode line mean?
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How to make persistent buffer list above frame like in vim powerline

I want to implement behavior similar to mine vim config, where all basic info was below the main frame, like modes, position in file, changes, but above the frame is list of all buffers, with separated by color active buffer for active window. Is it…
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Using larger font with Powerline

I've just switched to using spacemacs with powerline. I'm trying to make the font larger (my eyes are not as good as they used to be). But when I do, the powerline separator gets screwed up. Is there anyway to scale that up as well? I've update…
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Powerline separators on Windows -- create XPM image?

I'm running Emacs 24.4.1 on Windows 8, and am unable to get powerline to display the fancy separators (arrows, etc). There are a handful for packages and forks that implement powerline for Emacs, of which I've tried a couple (such as emacs-powerline…
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Adding pdf page number/amount back when using powerline with docview

So I started using the powerline addon for emacs, and I noticed that among other things, by default it hides the page number of the pdf file (for instance P1/4) in the mode line. Is there any way to configure powerline to put that feature back? I…
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I'd like a global mode-line in my frame

A previous comment... In the following I'm calling mode-line to the mode-line itself or any of its variations/replacements (e.g. powerline) Statement of the problem In the next picture, you can see the behaviour of the mode-line in my emacs session,…
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Mode line overflow/interference with Spaceline

I am using Spaceline with the following configuration: (use-package spaceline-config :config (setq-default mode-line-format '("%e" (:eval (spaceline-ml-main))) powerline-default-separator 'wave spaceline-flycheck-bullet "❖ %s") …
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Restrict Mode Line display to window

I am configuring mode-line and currently the time is displayed in each window's mode-line, as shown by the image below. Is it possible to restrict the time display to the bottom right mode-line?
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mode line time not updating

I'm using powerline for my modeline and I have placed a clock within the modeline. This clock is only updating when I'm within that buffer, if I have another buffer up the clock freezes until that buffer is activated. ;;Initalise powerline mode line…
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