(defun test-mode-line ()
  (interactive)
  (setq
   mode-line-format
   (cons (propertize " " 'display
                     (create-image "/* XPM */ static char * image[] = {
\"3 60 1 1\",
\"0 c #00aaff\",
\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",
\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",
\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",
\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",
\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",
\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",
\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",
\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",
\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",
\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",
\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",
\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\",\n\"000\"
};" 'xpm t :ascent 'center))
	 mode-line-format))
  (message "\ntest-mode-line"))

(global-set-key [f1] 'test-mode-line)