2 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 5ecd949d4c1..0efca43be1e 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
         (mode-line-mule-info, mode-line-modified): Use them.
         (mode-line-eol-desc, propertized-buffer-identification):
         Consistency fixes for help text.
+        (mode-line-coding-system-map): Allow using mouse-3 to invoke
+        set-buffer-file-coding-system (Bug#289).
+        (mode-line-mule-info-help-echo): Update help text.
 
 2012-06-02  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
diff --git a/lisp/bindings.el b/lisp/bindings.el
index 8e6c94466cf..2a37bfd19a7 100644
--- a/lisp/bindings.el
+++ b/lisp/bindings.el
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ corresponding to the mode line clicked."
           (when (and enable-multibyte-characters
                      buffer-file-coding-system)
             (describe-coding-system buffer-file-coding-system)))))
+    (define-key map [mode-line mouse-3]
+      (lambda (e)
+        (interactive "e")
+        (save-selected-window
+          (select-window (posn-window (event-start e)))
+          (call-interactively 'set-buffer-file-coding-system))))
     (purecopy map))
   "Local keymap for the coding-system part of the mode line.")
 
@@ -153,7 +159,8 @@ is displayed first.")
   (with-current-buffer (window-buffer window)
     (if buffer-file-coding-system
         (format "Buffer coding system (%s): %s
-mouse-1: Describe coding system"
+mouse-1: Describe coding system
+mouse-3: Set coding system"
                 (if enable-multibyte-characters "multi-byte" "unibyte")
                 (symbol-name buffer-file-coding-system))
       "Buffer coding system: none specified")))