experimented with aligned modelines (failed so far, disabled)

lisp/init-modeline.el

@@ -46,6 +46,73 @@
 
                mode-line-end-spaces))
 
+(when nil
+  ;; from https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-emacs/2021-02/msg00885.html
+  ;; compiles but doesn't work
+  (defvar ml-text-scale-factor 1.0
+    "Ratio of mode-line text size to default text size, as a float.
+This is needed to make sure the text is properly aligned.")
+
+  (defun ml-fill-to-center (reserve face)
+    "Return empty space to the center, leaving RESERVE space on the right."
+    (setq reserve (* ml-text-scale-factor reserve))
+    (propertize " "
+                'display `((space :align-to (- (+ center (.5 . right-margin))
+                                               ,reserve
+                                               (.5 . left-margin))))
+                'face face))
+
+  (defun ml-fill-to-right (reserve face)
+    "Return empty space, leaving RESERVE space on the right."
+    (setq reserve (* ml-text-scale-factor reserve))
+    (when (and window-system (eq 'right (get-scroll-bar-mode)))
+      (setq reserve (- reserve 2))) ; May be 3 instead of 2 with some toolkits?
+    (propertize " "
+                'display `((space :align-to (- (+ right right-fringe right-margin)
+                                               ,reserve)))
+                'face face))
+
+  (defun ml-render-2-part (left right &optional fill-face)
+    "Show a modeline with left and right aligned parts."
+    (concat left
+            (ml-fill-to-right (string-width (format-mode-line right)) fill-face)
+            right))
+
+  (setq mode-line-align-right
+        '(
+          " [" tvd-emacs-version "] "
+
+          ;; added because of eyebrowse
+          mode-line-misc-info
+
+          '(:eval (propertize
+                   (if (eq defining-kbd-macro t)
+                       "[REC]"
+                     "")
+                   'face 'rec-face))
+
+          mode-line-end-spaces))
+
+  (setq mode-line-align-left
+        '(
+          "%e"
+          mode-line-front-space
+          mode-line-mule-info
+          mode-line-modified
+          mode-line-remote
+          "  "
+          mode-line-buffer-identification
+          "  "
+          mode-line-position
+          " (%m) "))
+
+  (setq-default mode-line-format
+                '((:eval
+                   (ml-render-2-part
+                    mode-line-align-left
+                    mode-line-align-right)))))
+
+
 
 (provide 'init-modeline)
 ;;; init-modeline.el ends here