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-rw-r--r--chime.el9
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index c353162..f96455e 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -254,19 +254,16 @@ The modeline will display the soonest event within the lookahead window, formatt
- Default: =⏰ Meeting with Team at 02:30 PM (in 15 minutes)=
- Updates automatically every minute
-**** Minor Mode Lighter
+**** Minor mode lighter
-The lighter shown in the modeline when =chime-mode= is active:
+By default, the minor mode lighter is empty — the =⏰= event display already tells you chime is running. If you want a separate indicator in the minor modes list:
#+BEGIN_SRC elisp
-;; Default lighter (bell emoji)
-(setq chime-modeline-lighter " 🔔")
-
-;; Text-based lighter
+;; Show "Chime" in the minor modes list
(setq chime-modeline-lighter " Chime")
-;; Minimal
-(setq chime-modeline-lighter " C")
+;; Or an emoji
+(setq chime-modeline-lighter " 🔔")
#+END_SRC
**** No-Events Text
diff --git a/chime.el b/chime.el
index 0907d67..49e6428 100644
--- a/chime.el
+++ b/chime.el
@@ -333,10 +333,11 @@ When nil, chime will not modify the modeline at all."
:group 'chime
:type 'boolean)
-(defcustom chime-modeline-lighter " 🔔"
- "Text to display in the modeline when chime-mode is enabled.
-This is the mode lighter that appears in the modeline to indicate
-chime-mode is active."
+(defcustom chime-modeline-lighter ""
+ "Minor mode lighter shown in the modeline mode list.
+Empty by default because the event display in `global-mode-string'
+already indicates chime is active. Set to a string like
+\" Chime\" or \" 🔔\" if you want a separate mode indicator."
:package-version '(chime . "0.7.0")
:group 'chime
:type 'string)