README.md

flycheck-color-mode-line.el

An Emacs minor-mode for Flycheck which colors the mode line according to the Flycheck state of the current buffer.

Installation

If you choose not to use one of the convenient packages in Melpa or Marmalade, you'll need to add the directory containing flycheck-color-mode-line.el to your load-path.

Configuration

Put this code in your init file:

(require 'flycheck-color-mode-line)

(eval-after-load "flycheck"
  '(add-hook 'flycheck-mode-hook 'flycheck-color-mode-line-mode))

Customization

The faces can be customized in the customization group flycheck-faces:

M-x customize-group
flycheck-faces

Examples

Here are some screenshots with the different Solarized themes and the Powerline package.

Solarized Light

Solarized Dark

Thanks

• Thomas Järvstrand for the initial code from the excellent EDTS mode.
• Sebastian Wiesner for flycheck and his awesome support.