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    Bottom Bar: show more file Infos/modes, don't let messages displace those..
Currently (2181@OSX) ST2 has some weaknesses in what and how it shows infos in the bottom bar:
Coming from jEdit i'm used to some more usefull infos or mode toggles - which i find mostly valuable - plus the concise way jEdit presents those.. see this comparison screenshot ST2 vs. jEdit .. it shows:
Left:
- Generally rather few infos of what might be interesting at a glance or direct access..
 - Ad hoc messages displace the static infos ..
 
Coming from jEdit i'm used to some more usefull infos or mode toggles - which i find mostly valuable - plus the concise way jEdit presents those.. see this comparison screenshot ST2 vs. jEdit .. it shows:
Left:
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Line, (ST2)
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Column (ST2)
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(Offset, (usefull)
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Total)  (usefull)
 
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|Syntax (ST2)
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|EditMode (no equivalent-> maybe use some ST2 info or mode )
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|Encoding (ST2)
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|WordWrap (very usefull, jEdit has 3 modes: normal,hard,soft)
 - |SelectionMode (no equivalent-> maybe use some ST2 info or mode )
 - |RectangularSelection (no equivalent-> maybe use some ST2 info or mode)
 - |InsertMode (no equivalent-> maybe use some ST2 info or mode )
 - |LineSeparator|(usefull)
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JavaHeap (irrelevant)
 
As u can see, jEdit stuffs a lot of usefull infos/modes in little space (has tooltips if in doubt) .. 
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