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Re: messages override minibuffer input
From: |
Roland Winkler |
Subject: |
Re: messages override minibuffer input |
Date: |
Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:18:43 +0200 |
On Mon Sep 17 2007 Richard Stallman wrote:
> Another way to do it is to make such async-messages appear *after*
> the current minibuffer's content (typically enclosed on backets,
> as is done for completion messages).
>
> That method sounds good for some cases. Maybe it is good for this
> case. The next step is to propose specific conditions in which this
> method would be used.
My knowledge is limited when it can happen that messages can
override minibuffer input. Initially, I thought only of messages
from asynchronous processes like timer functions. Then I realized
that messages can also show up that refer to my current minibuffer
input. For example, I want to do a regexp search for which I enter
in the minibuffer something like "[}". Then I get the message
"Mismatched parentheses" that overwrites my minibuffer input.
Indeed, such messages have always confused me as much as the
messages from asynchronous processes. I cannot think of any
situation right now where it appears justified to me to overwrite
the display of the minibuffer while I edit the content of the
minibuffer. Stefan's suggestion appears much more transparent / less
confusing to me.
Roland
- messages override minibuffer input, Roland Winkler, 2007/09/08
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Stefan Monnier, 2007/09/08
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/08
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Roland Winkler, 2007/09/15
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/16
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Roland Winkler, 2007/09/17
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/17
- Re: messages override minibuffer input,
Roland Winkler <=
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/23
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Roland Winkler, 2007/09/23
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/23
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Roland Winkler, 2007/09/23
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/24
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Roland Winkler, 2007/09/24
- RE: messages override minibuffer input, Drew Adams, 2007/09/23
- RE: messages override minibuffer input, Roland Winkler, 2007/09/23
- RE: messages override minibuffer input, Drew Adams, 2007/09/23
- RE: messages override minibuffer input, Roland Winkler, 2007/09/23