# HG changeset patch
# User Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
# Date 957375958 0
# Node ID d10b6cddbf91a5c27eba8dc0abf2f9c78c0716d4
# Parent  94a120630e7d065de53d5e33cd3f1a34fb7d4914
display-time-use-mail-icon

diff -r 94a120630e7d -r d10b6cddbf91 man/display.texi
--- a/man/display.texi	Wed May 03 17:16:51 2000 +0000
+++ b/man/display.texi	Wed May 03 17:45:58 2000 +0000
@@ -277,8 +277,14 @@
 to @code{t}.
 
 @cindex mail (on mode line)
+@vindex display-time-use-mail-icon
+@vindex display-time-mail-face
   The word @samp{Mail} appears after the load level if there is mail
-for you that you have not read yet.
+for you that you have not read yet.  On a graphical display you can use
+an icon instead of @samp{Mail} by customizing
+@code{display-time-use-mail-icon}; this may save some space on the mode
+line.  You can customize @code{display-time-mail-face} to make the mail
+indicator prominent.
 
 @node Text Display
 @section How Text Is Displayed