martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at> writes:

>
>  > I tried this code and get funny results: typing `C-x C-b' displays
>  > the *Buffer List* buffer in that small 1-line window :)
>  >
>  > So this window should be marked as dedicated.  A more compact specification
>  > to do that could look like:
>  >
>  >   (display-buffer "*global-mode-line*"
>  >                   '(minibuffer . above) (dedicated . t) (height . 1))
>
> Frames don't necessarily have a minibuffer.  So currently this would be
> done as
>
> (display-buffer
>   (get-buffer-create "*global-mode-line*")
>   '((use-side-window bottom 0) (dedicate . t) (pop-up-window-set-height . 1)))
>
I don't have a good Internet connexion on my vacation site so I can't get the
emacs repository and I can't test it right now. Could you explain what is the
result ?

Anyway, I was thinking that we could maybe use the echo area to provide globals
information like date/time or unread mail count. These information should not
appear in the *Messages* buffer of course. What is your opinion ?