header-line refresh/update?

[Joe Casadonte]

I'm using Emacs 21.2.1 and 21.3.1 under Windows, and I'm having
trouble getting the header-line to refresh.  I was hoping that
`force-mode-line-update' would work but it doesn't seem to do the
job.  It updates eventually, but not always.  Quite the bummer.

Am I doing something wrong?  Are there any decent alternatives?  I
like the idea of something outside of the buffer itself, to use as a
status line.  And ideally, I'd love to find something that works in
XEmacs, too....

Thanks for the help!

--
Regards,

joe
Joe Casadonte
jcasadonte@northbound-train.com

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