;; Setup the time timer.
(and display-time-timer (cancel-timer display-time-timer))
(setq display-time-timer
- (run-at-time nil display-time-interval 'display-time-event-handler))
+ ;; Start timer at the beginning of the current minute so that
+ ;; it updates as soon as the minute changes.
+ (run-at-time (apply 'encode-time 0 (cdr (decode-time)))
+ display-time-interval 'display-time-event-handler))
;; When you get new mail, clear "Mail" from the mode line.
(add-hook 'rmail-after-get-new-mail-hook 'display-time-event-handler))