Index: src/drawview.c
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--- src/drawview.c	(revision 12990)
+++ src/drawview.c	(working copy)
@@ -1387,7 +1387,78 @@
 	BMF_DrawString(G.fonts, info);
 }
 
+/* Draw a single-line pipe-separated summary for tools options in edit mode */
+static void draw_tools_summary(ScrArea *sa)
+{
+	char str[32];
+	int i  = 0;
+	int sz = 0;
 
+	if (G.obedit != NULL && G.obedit->type == OB_MESH)
+	{
+		/* Occlude background geometry? */
+		if (G.vd->flag & V3D_ZBUF_SELECT)
+		{
+			str[i++] = 'O';
+			str[i++] = 'C';
+			str[i++] = 'D';
+		}
+
+		/* Is proportional mode active? */
+		if (G.scene->proportional)
+		{
+			if (G.vd->flag & V3D_ZBUF_SELECT)
+			{
+				str[i++] = ' ';
+				str[i++] = ' ';
+				str[i++] = '|';
+				str[i++] = ' ';
+				str[i++] = ' ';
+			}
+
+			str[i++] = 'P';
+			str[i++] = 'r';
+			str[i++] = 'o';
+			str[i++] = 'p';
+			str[i++] = ':';
+
+			/* Proportional mode is On */
+			if (G.scene->proportional == 1)
+			{
+				str[i++] = ' ';
+				str[i++] = 'O';
+				str[i++] = 'n';
+			}
+			/* Proportional mode is Connected */
+			else if (G.scene->proportional == 2)
+			{
+				str[i++] = ' ';
+				str[i++] = 'C';
+				str[i++] = 'o';
+				str[i++] = 'n';
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* Other tools options to show in the summary? Add below.  */
+		/* Just fill in characters of the str buffer               */
+		/* Note: remember the buffer is on the stack, so increase  */
+		/*       the amount of chars allocated if needed, although */
+		/*       a summary longer than 32 chars will probably be   */
+		/*       too space consuming on the 3d view.               */
+
+
+
+		str[i++] = '\0';
+
+		BIF_ThemeColor(TH_TEXT_HI);
+
+		sz = BMF_GetStringWidth(G.fonts, str);
+		glRasterPos2i(sa->winx-sz-20, sa->winy-20);
+
+		BMF_DrawString(G.fonts, str);
+	}
+}
+
 /* Draw a live substitute of the view icon, which is always shown */
 static void draw_view_axis(void)
 {
@@ -3098,6 +3169,8 @@
 	if(ob && (U.uiflag & USER_DRAWVIEWINFO)) 
 		draw_selected_name(ob);
 	
+	draw_tools_summary(sa);
+
 	draw_area_emboss(sa);
 	
 	/* it is important to end a view in a transform compatible with buttons */