Re: vc-set-mode-line-busy-indicator

[Dan Nicolaescu]

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

  >     vc-diff was one of the reasons for adding the mode-line notification:
  >     the user can't see that the output is complete.
  > 
  > It moves point when it completes, so that you can tell.
  > Until then, point remains at the top.
  > 
  > If you start moving point before it completes, then
  > maybe you can't tell, unless you move to the end.

Even if you move to the end, you can't tell if the command is done 

  > Are we talking about the mode line of that buffer only?

We are talking about vc-diff, vc-annotate, vc-log buffers only.

  > That might be reasonable.  I thought people were talking about mode
  > lines of all buffers.

No, it's not for all buffers, just for buffers that VC uses to execute
commands that can take a long time.