Variable: mode-line-front-space

mode-line-front-space is a variable defined in bindings.el.gz.

Value

(:eval
 (if
     (display-graphic-p)
     " " "-"))

Documentation

Mode line construct to put at the front of the mode line.

By default, this construct is displayed right at the beginning of the mode line, except that if there is a "memory full" message, it is displayed first.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/bindings.el.gz
(defvar mode-line-front-space '(:eval (if (display-graphic-p) " " "-"))
  "Mode line construct to put at the front of the mode line.
By default, this construct is displayed right at the beginning of
the mode line, except that if there is a \"memory full\" message,
it is displayed first.")