This patch removes the dashed line from Emacs' mode-line

emacs-24_undash_mode-line.patch

--- lisp/bindings.el      2011-04-19 13:21:26.000000000 +0200
+++ lisp/bindings.el      2011-04-19 13:17:12.000000000 +0200
@@ -334,9 +334,7 @@
         (propertize "  " 'help-echo help-echo)
         'mode-line-modes
         `(which-func-mode ("" which-func-format ,spaces))
-        `(global-mode-string ("" global-mode-string ,spaces))
-        `(:eval (unless (display-graphic-p)
-                  ,(propertize "-%-" 'help-echo help-echo)))))
+        `(global-mode-string ("" global-mode-string ,spaces))))
        (standard-mode-line-modes
        (list
         (propertize "%[" 'help-echo recursive-edit-help-echo)