Are the status line elements spaced inconsistently?

[twharmon]

Issue #6408 was closed but I think it needs to be addressed.

Most of the status line elements are rendered with a space on either side, which often eliminates the need for the spacer element, since two spaces will separate each item. This is a good design, since some elements can me missing (version-control, for example). If elements can be missing, most people probably don't want multiple spacers stacking up.

Is there a way this can be made more consistent? Perhaps add the built-in spacing to the elements that don't include it yet:

• version-control
• spinner
• file-modification-indicator

The mode element is a special case since it has a background color. Adjacent to the mode element would be a good place to put the spacer element.

[gabydd]

There is a pr being worked on for this: #7310