+; clean-mode-line from http://www.masteringemacs.org/articles/2012/09/10/hiding-replacing-modeline-strings/
+(defvar mode-line-cleaner-alist
+ `((auto-complete-mode . " α")
+ (yas/minor-mode . " υ")
+ (paredit-mode . " π")
+ (eldoc-mode . "")
+ (abbrev-mode . "")
+ (my-keys-minor-mode . "")
+ ;; Major modes
+ (lisp-interaction-mode . "λ")
+ (hi-lock-mode . "")
+ (python-mode . "Py")
+ (cperl-mode . "ρ")
+ (auctex-mode . "Lχ")
+ (org-agenda-mode . "øα")
+ (org-mode . "ø")
+ (emacs-lisp-mode . "EL")
+ (nxhtml-mode . "nx"))
+ "Alist for `clean-mode-line'.
+
+When you add a new element to the alist, keep in mind that you
+must pass the correct minor/major mode symbol and a string you
+want to use in the modeline *in lieu of* the original.")
+
+
+(defun clean-mode-line ()
+ (interactive)
+ (loop for cleaner in mode-line-cleaner-alist
+ do (let* ((mode (car cleaner))
+ (mode-str (cdr cleaner))
+ (old-mode-str (cdr (assq mode minor-mode-alist))))
+ (when old-mode-str
+ (setcar old-mode-str mode-str))
+ ;; major mode
+ (when (eq mode major-mode)
+ (setq mode-name mode-str)))))
+
+
+(add-hook 'after-change-major-mode-hook 'clean-mode-line)
+
+;;; alias the new `flymake-report-status-slim' to
+;;; `flymake-report-status'
+(defalias 'flymake-report-status 'flymake-report-status-slim)
+(defun flymake-report-status-slim (e-w &optional status)
+ "Show \"slim\" flymake status in mode line."
+ (when e-w
+ (setq flymake-mode-line-e-w e-w))
+ (when status
+ (setq flymake-mode-line-status status))
+ (let* ((mode-line " Φ"))
+ (when (> (length flymake-mode-line-e-w) 0)
+ (setq mode-line (concat mode-line ":" flymake-mode-line-e-w)))
+ (setq mode-line (concat mode-line flymake-mode-line-status))
+ (setq flymake-mode-line mode-line)
+ (force-mode-line-update)))