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Emacs: spacious-padding version 0.7.0

This is a small release that makes spacious-padding-mode work as intended when used in tandem with the Emacs daemon and subsequent calls to emacsclient -c. I made the function responsible for triggering the “spacious padding” effects work with individual frames and then I responded to issue 33 by Lou Woell about integrating that with the server-after-make-frame-hook: https://github.com/protesilaos/spacious-padding/issues/33.

Additionally, the package now defines two faces that can be used to configure the user option spacious-padding-subtle-mode-line (read its documentation string for all the possible values it accepts).

Here is how they can be set (default value is nil):

(setq spacious-padding-subtle-mode-line
      '( :mode-line-active spacious-padding-subtle-mode-line-active
         :mode-line-inactive spacious-padding-subtle-mode-line-inactive))

Reload the spacious-padding-mode for changes to take effect.

When configured this way and with default styles they make the mode line use a minimalist overline with no background colour. The active mode line has a more noticeable border than the inactive ones. All my themes are designed to support this aesthetic (though themes can style those faces as they see fit).

About Spacious Padding

This package provides a global minor mode to increase the spacing/padding of Emacs windows and frames. The idea is to make editing and reading feel more comfortable. Enable the mode with M-x spacious-padding-mode. Adjust the exact spacing values by modifying the user option spacious-padding-widths.

Inspiration for this package comes from Nicolas Rougier’s impressive designs and Daniel Mendler’s org-modern package.

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