x_emacs-window...@pz.podzone.net writes: > Hi, > > I'm using NTemacs 21.3.1 on WinXP. > > I'm trying to get the buffer modeline to display the full file > pathname.
I generally dislike responses that don't answer the question, but might I suggest using the frame title instead: (setq frame-title-format '((buffer-file-name "%f" (dired-directory dired-directory "%b")) " - " invocation-name "@" system-name)) There's a lot more space up there and less clutter. Sarir -- Sarir Khamsi software guy sarir.kha...@raytheon.com 520-471-8243: work 520-410-3955: pager