# HG changeset patch
# User Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
# Date 818499137 0
# Node ID 7cbb1453aefd6e69970f422a61f3cc0984aabb4a
# Parent  e8358f30c41c5c1f77e4784bc4ae058e4216224b
(gnus-simplify-mode-line): New function to simplify the
mode line in a safer manner.
(gnus-group-mode, gnus-browse-mode, gnus-summary-mode,
gnus-article-mode, gnus-server-mode): Use the function.

diff -r e8358f30c41c -r 7cbb1453aefd lisp/gnus.el
--- a/lisp/gnus.el	Fri Dec 08 05:11:19 1995 +0000
+++ b/lisp/gnus.el	Sat Dec 09 08:52:17 1995 +0000
@@ -2842,6 +2842,16 @@
   "Return the quit-config of GROUP."
   (nth 1 (assoc 'quit-config (gnus-find-method-for-group group))))
 
+(defun gnus-simplify-mode-line ()
+  "Make mode lines a bit simpler."
+  (setq mode-line-modified "-- ")
+  (if (listp mode-line-format)
+      (progn
+	(make-local-variable 'mode-line-format)
+	(setq mode-line-format (copy-sequence mode-line-format))
+	(and (equal (nth 3 mode-line-format) "   ")
+	     (setcar (nthcdr 3 mode-line-format) "")))))
+
 ;;; List and range functions
 
 (defun gnus-last-element (list)
@@ -3218,11 +3228,7 @@
   (interactive)
   (if gnus-visual (gnus-group-make-menu-bar))
   (kill-all-local-variables)
-  (setq mode-line-modified "-- ")
-  (make-local-variable 'mode-line-format)
-  (setq mode-line-format (copy-sequence mode-line-format))
-  (and (equal (nth 3 mode-line-format) "   ")
-       (setcar (nthcdr 3 mode-line-format) ""))
+  (gnus-simplify-mode-line)
   (setq major-mode 'gnus-group-mode)
   (setq mode-name "Group")
   (gnus-group-set-mode-line)
@@ -5158,11 +5164,7 @@
   (interactive)
   (kill-all-local-variables)
   (if gnus-visual (gnus-browse-make-menu-bar))
-  (setq mode-line-modified "-- ")
-  (make-local-variable 'mode-line-format)
-  (setq mode-line-format (copy-sequence mode-line-format))
-  (and (equal (nth 3 mode-line-format) "   ")
-       (setcar (nthcdr 3 mode-line-format) ""))
+  (gnus-simplify-mode-line)
   (setq major-mode 'gnus-browse-mode)
   (setq mode-name "Browse Server")
   (setq mode-line-process nil)
@@ -5643,11 +5645,7 @@
 	(set (car locals) nil))
       (setq locals (cdr locals))))
   (gnus-make-thread-indent-array)
-  (setq mode-line-modified "-- ")
-  (make-local-variable 'mode-line-format)
-  (setq mode-line-format (copy-sequence mode-line-format))
-  (and (equal (nth 3 mode-line-format) "   ")
-       (setcar (nthcdr 3 mode-line-format) ""))
+  (gnus-simplify-mode-line)
   (setq major-mode 'gnus-summary-mode)
   (setq mode-name "Summary")
   (make-local-variable 'minor-mode-alist)
@@ -10769,11 +10767,7 @@
   (interactive)
   (if gnus-visual (gnus-article-make-menu-bar))
   (kill-all-local-variables)
-  (setq mode-line-modified "-- ")
-  (make-local-variable 'mode-line-format)
-  (setq mode-line-format (copy-sequence mode-line-format))
-  (and (equal (nth 3 mode-line-format) "   ")
-       (setcar (nthcdr 3 mode-line-format) ""))
+  (gnus-simplify-mode-line)
   (setq mode-name "Article")
   (setq major-mode 'gnus-article-mode)
   (make-local-variable 'minor-mode-alist)
@@ -13617,11 +13611,7 @@
   (interactive)
   (if gnus-visual (gnus-server-make-menu-bar))
   (kill-all-local-variables)
-  (setq mode-line-modified "-- ")
-  (make-local-variable 'mode-line-format)
-  (setq mode-line-format (copy-sequence mode-line-format))
-  (and (equal (nth 3 mode-line-format) "   ")
-       (setcar (nthcdr 3 mode-line-format) ""))
+  (gnus-simplify-mode-line)
   (setq major-mode 'gnus-server-mode)
   (setq mode-name "Server")
 					;  (gnus-group-set-mode-line)