[wahnfrieden]

Is there a nice status line plugin that isn't full of color / visual noise? This would be by far the loudest and most animated part of my vim screen. I've tried powerline too and found it little but a distraction.

I basically don't need to know which mode I'm in, either - if I somehow forget, or come back to vim after a while, I can just hit escape to reset its state.

[daturkel]

What are you looking for in a status line plugin then? You can customize it a lot in your vimrc without a plugin.