2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index f6e5241de8f..ee03aeccb10 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 
 2011-05-28  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
 
+        * bindings.el (help-echo): Make the initial non-indicator dash
+        empty on graphical terminals (Bug#7295).
+
         * files.el (auto-mode-alist): Move config rule after the
         in-stripping one (Bug#8547).
 
diff --git a/lisp/bindings.el b/lisp/bindings.el
index 63c83ada9ba..ffc797966b8 100644
--- a/lisp/bindings.el
+++ b/lisp/bindings.el
@@ -321,7 +321,9 @@ mouse-3: Remove current window from display")
        (standard-mode-line-format
         (list
          "%e"
-         (propertize "-" 'help-echo help-echo)
+         `(:eval (if (display-graphic-p)
+                     ,(propertize " " 'help-echo help-echo)
+                   ,(propertize "-" 'help-echo help-echo)))
          'mode-line-mule-info
          'mode-line-client
          'mode-line-modified