From unknown Sat Aug 16 21:22:57 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#10224: 24.0.92; M-w inhibits echoing of prefix arguments Resent-From: Stephen Berman Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:29:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 10224 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 10224@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.13231168834627 (code B ref -1); Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:29:02 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 5 Dec 2011 20:28:03 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RXf8t-0001Ca-2q for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:28:03 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RXf8r-0001CG-Bu for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:28:02 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RXf8I-0003KX-PL for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:27:27 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]:33192) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RXf8I-0003KQ-Nu for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:27:26 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:36716) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RXf8H-00008h-FX for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:27:26 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RXf8G-0003KA-5V for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:27:25 -0500 Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.23]:35340) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RXf8F-0003K0-Ou for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:27:24 -0500 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 05 Dec 2011 20:27:20 -0000 Received: from i59F54B92.versanet.de (EHLO escher.fritz.box) [89.245.75.146] by mail.gmx.net (mp063) with SMTP; 05 Dec 2011 21:27:20 +0100 X-Authenticated: #20778731 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX18jkEo6J6Ej7CiOsEImtJwJATBusb8JPzx+h2nSRK NvJdpzyqVu/jmQ From: Stephen Berman Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:27:19 +0100 Message-ID: <87aa767oig.fsf@escher.fritz.box> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.92 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.17 X-Spam-Score: -4.6 (----) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -4.6 (----) 1. emacs -Q 2. Type `C-u' => in the echo area you see "C-u-" 3. Set the mark (e.g. by typing `C-SPC') and then type `M-w'. 4. Type `C-u' => in the echo area you see nothing, for this and subsequent prefix arguments. `M-x' is, however, echoed. The above recipe did not work in my previous build from 2011-12-03, which may implicate this change: 2011-12-05 Chong Yidong * keyboard.c (process_special_events): New function. (swallow_events, Finput_pending_p): Use it (Bug#10195). However, in my build from 2011-12-03, if I disabled transient-mark-mode before step 3 above, then `M-w' has the same inhibiting effect on prefix arguments, so if the above change is involved, then only to expose the bug in transient-mark-mode. Yet this is a recent bug, since I did not observe it in builds prior to 2011-12-03. In GNU Emacs 24.0.92.2 (i686-suse-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.7) of 2011-12-05 on escher Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11004000 configured using `configure '--without-toolkit-scroll-bars' 'CFLAGS=-g'' Important settings: value of $LC_ALL: nil value of $LC_COLLATE: nil value of $LC_CTYPE: nil value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil value of $LC_MONETARY: nil value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil value of $LC_TIME: nil value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8 value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=local locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix default enable-multibyte-characters: t From unknown Sat Aug 16 21:22:57 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#10224: 24.0.92; M-w inhibits echoing of prefix arguments Resent-From: Chong Yidong Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:55:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 10224 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Stephen Berman Cc: 10224@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 10224-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B10224.13231364807011 (code B ref 10224); Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:55:02 +0000 Received: (at 10224) by debbugs.gnu.org; 6 Dec 2011 01:54:40 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RXkEy-0001p2-22 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:54:40 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RXkEv-0001ot-7r for 10224@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:54:38 -0500 Received: from bb121-6-69-237.singnet.com.sg ([121.6.69.237]:52370 helo=furball) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RXkEL-0006fC-9d; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:54:01 -0500 From: Chong Yidong References: <87aa767oig.fsf@escher.fritz.box> Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:53:52 +0800 In-Reply-To: <87aa767oig.fsf@escher.fritz.box> (Stephen Berman's message of "Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:27:19 +0100") Message-ID: <87wraav51r.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.92 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) Stephen Berman writes: > 1. emacs -Q > 2. Type `C-u' => in the echo area you see "C-u-" > 3. Set the mark (e.g. by typing `C-SPC') and then type `M-w'. I don't understand what you are trying to say. After typing C-u, if I immediately type C-SPC, Emacs says "No mark set in this buffer". That is to be expected, since C-u C-SPC is supposed to move point to the mark. Could you repeat with the *exact* recipe? From unknown Sat Aug 16 21:22:57 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#10224: 24.0.92; M-w inhibits echoing of prefix arguments Resent-From: Stephen Berman Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:32:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 10224 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Chong Yidong Cc: 10224@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 10224-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B10224.13231566979803 (code B ref 10224); Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:32:02 +0000 Received: (at 10224) by debbugs.gnu.org; 6 Dec 2011 07:31:37 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RXpV3-0002Y4-6F for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:31:37 -0500 Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.23]) by debbugs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RXpV0-0002Xu-9L for 10224@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:31:35 -0500 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 06 Dec 2011 07:30:55 -0000 Received: from i59F56125.versanet.de (EHLO escher.fritz.box) [89.245.97.37] by mail.gmx.net (mp025) with SMTP; 06 Dec 2011 08:30:55 +0100 X-Authenticated: #20778731 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1+zh0dLmruzz+9bGKLL3hsF9X6vB3BTSVRJZ6NEfl psUYmQI22ppZem From: Stephen Berman References: <87aa767oig.fsf@escher.fritz.box> <87wraav51r.fsf@gnu.org> Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:30:54 +0100 In-Reply-To: <87wraav51r.fsf@gnu.org> (Chong Yidong's message of "Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:53:52 +0800") Message-ID: <87zkf6dump.fsf@escher.fritz.box> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.92 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-Spam-Score: -3.0 (---) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -3.0 (---) On Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:53:52 +0800 Chong Yidong wrote: > Stephen Berman writes: > >> 1. emacs -Q >> 2. Type `C-u' => in the echo area you see "C-u-" >> 3. Set the mark (e.g. by typing `C-SPC') and then type `M-w'. > > I don't understand what you are trying to say. > > After typing C-u, if I immediately type C-SPC, Emacs says "No mark set > in this buffer". That is to be expected, since C-u C-SPC is supposed to > move point to the mark. > > Could you repeat with the *exact* recipe? Sorry for the confusion. Step 2 was only meant to demonstrate the usual echoing of prefix arguments; it's not a necessary step to get the bug. Step 3 is really the entire recipe: after setting the mark (in any way) and then typing M-w, all subsequent interactively typed prefix arguments are no longer echoed. (Under conditions I haven't yet been able to determine, the echoing sometimes returns after a while, but immediately vanishes again upon typing M-w (if the mark is set).) Steve Berman From unknown Sat Aug 16 21:22:57 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#10224: 24.0.92; M-w inhibits echoing of prefix arguments Resent-From: Chong Yidong Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:19:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 10224 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Stephen Berman Cc: 10224@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 10224-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B10224.132315952013848 (code B ref 10224); Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:19:02 +0000 Received: (at 10224) by debbugs.gnu.org; 6 Dec 2011 08:18:40 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RXqEZ-0003bJ-SE for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:18:40 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RXqEY-0003bD-5x for 10224@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:18:39 -0500 Received: from [155.69.19.114] (port=34181 helo=furball) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RXqDw-0007Ik-Aq; Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:18:00 -0500 From: Chong Yidong References: <87aa767oig.fsf@escher.fritz.box> <87wraav51r.fsf@gnu.org> <87zkf6dump.fsf@escher.fritz.box> Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:17:53 +0800 In-Reply-To: <87zkf6dump.fsf@escher.fritz.box> (Stephen Berman's message of "Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:30:54 +0100") Message-ID: <874nxet8pa.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.92 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) Stephen Berman writes: > Sorry for the confusion. Step 2 was only meant to demonstrate the usual > echoing of prefix arguments; it's not a necessary step to get the bug. > Step 3 is really the entire recipe: after setting the mark (in any way) > and then typing M-w, all subsequent interactively typed prefix arguments > are no longer echoed. (Under conditions I haven't yet been able to > determine, the echoing sometimes returns after a while, but immediately > vanishes again upon typing M-w (if the mark is set).) I can't reproduce any unexpected behavior. Are you sure you're not just seeing the usual effect of echo-keystrokes (which specifies a 1 second pause before echoing)? From unknown Sat Aug 16 21:22:57 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#10224: 24.0.92; M-w inhibits echoing of prefix arguments Resent-From: Stephen Berman Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:02:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 10224 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Chong Yidong Cc: 10224@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 10224-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B10224.132316207226540 (code B ref 10224); Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:02:02 +0000 Received: (at 10224) by debbugs.gnu.org; 6 Dec 2011 09:01:12 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RXqtj-0006u0-9C for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:01:12 -0500 Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.23]) by debbugs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RXqtc-0006tk-WC for 10224@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:01:08 -0500 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 06 Dec 2011 09:00:26 -0000 Received: from i59F56125.versanet.de (EHLO escher.fritz.box) [89.245.97.37] by mail.gmx.net (mp003) with SMTP; 06 Dec 2011 10:00:26 +0100 X-Authenticated: #20778731 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1+5eT0EEeW5nW4SDIaXG66+eIiYvPdRotffWa1VOR KBHio4Qena+m9s From: Stephen Berman References: <87aa767oig.fsf@escher.fritz.box> <87wraav51r.fsf@gnu.org> <87zkf6dump.fsf@escher.fritz.box> <874nxet8pa.fsf@gnu.org> Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:00:25 +0100 In-Reply-To: <874nxet8pa.fsf@gnu.org> (Chong Yidong's message of "Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:17:53 +0800") Message-ID: <87vcpudqhi.fsf@escher.fritz.box> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.92 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-Spam-Score: -3.0 (---) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -3.0 (---) On Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:17:53 +0800 Chong Yidong wrote: > Stephen Berman writes: > >> Sorry for the confusion. Step 2 was only meant to demonstrate the usual >> echoing of prefix arguments; it's not a necessary step to get the bug. >> Step 3 is really the entire recipe: after setting the mark (in any way) >> and then typing M-w, all subsequent interactively typed prefix arguments >> are no longer echoed. (Under conditions I haven't yet been able to >> determine, the echoing sometimes returns after a while, but immediately >> vanishes again upon typing M-w (if the mark is set).) > > I can't reproduce any unexpected behavior. Are you sure you're not just > seeing the usual effect of echo-keystrokes (which specifies a 1 second > pause before echoing)? It's definitely not a normal delay. But your failure to reproduce it (it's 100% reproducible for me) made me suspicious, so I switched to another desktop environment, and sure enough, the echoing behavior after M-w was normal. So this appears to be a problem just with LXDE, which I used for the first time a few days ago. I have no idea what is causing it: M-w has no desktop function in LXDE AFAICT and aside from the no-echo problem works as usual in Emacs; moreover, I just determined that the no-echo problem does not happen with emacs -q -nw started from the LXTerminal. Anyway, I guess this is not an Emacs bug (and I guess I'll have to switch desktop environments again...). Sorry for the noise. Steve Berman From unknown Sat Aug 16 21:22:57 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#10224: 24.0.92; M-w inhibits echoing of prefix arguments Resent-From: Chong Yidong Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:54:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 10224 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Stephen Berman Cc: 10224@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 10224-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B10224.132341001420704 (code B ref 10224); Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:54:02 +0000 Received: (at 10224) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Dec 2011 05:53:34 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RYtOn-0005Ns-Mh for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:53:34 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RYtOl-0005Nl-A4 for 10224@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:53:31 -0500 Received: from [155.69.19.173] (port=47404 helo=furball) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RYtNt-000537-Cq; Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:52:37 -0500 From: Chong Yidong References: <87aa767oig.fsf@escher.fritz.box> <87wraav51r.fsf@gnu.org> <87zkf6dump.fsf@escher.fritz.box> <874nxet8pa.fsf@gnu.org> <87vcpudqhi.fsf@escher.fritz.box> Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:52:29 +0800 In-Reply-To: <87vcpudqhi.fsf@escher.fritz.box> (Stephen Berman's message of "Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:00:25 +0100") Message-ID: <8739cus34y.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.92 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) Stephen Berman writes: > It's definitely not a normal delay. But your failure to reproduce it > (it's 100% reproducible for me) made me suspicious, so I switched to > another desktop environment, and sure enough, the echoing behavior after > M-w was normal. So this appears to be a problem just with LXDE, which I > used for the first time a few days ago. I have no idea what is causing > it: M-w has no desktop function in LXDE AFAICT and aside from the > no-echo problem works as usual in Emacs; moreover, I just determined > that the no-echo problem does not happen with emacs -q -nw started from > the LXTerminal. I have no idea what LXDE could be doing that could cause this. If you add the (redisplay t) line discussed earlier in this thread, does the problem go away on LXDE? From unknown Sat Aug 16 21:22:57 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#10224: 24.0.92; M-w inhibits echoing of prefix arguments Resent-From: Stephen Berman Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:55:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 10224 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Chong Yidong Cc: 10224@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 10224-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B10224.132362604131853 (code B ref 10224); Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:55:02 +0000 Received: (at 10224) by debbugs.gnu.org; 11 Dec 2011 17:54:01 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RZnb6-0008Hb-59 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:54:00 -0500 Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.23]) by debbugs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RZnb4-0008HT-Gy for 10224@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:53:59 -0500 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 11 Dec 2011 17:52:49 -0000 Received: from i59F548CB.versanet.de (EHLO escher.fritz.box) [89.245.72.203] by mail.gmx.net (mp009) with SMTP; 11 Dec 2011 18:52:49 +0100 X-Authenticated: #20778731 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX19KmO0VRF9KPJROPCr1Fy4hBk4NTc32eTIFhaQErB 9X1drs4m6nyivS From: Stephen Berman References: <87aa767oig.fsf@escher.fritz.box> <87wraav51r.fsf@gnu.org> <87zkf6dump.fsf@escher.fritz.box> <874nxet8pa.fsf@gnu.org> <87vcpudqhi.fsf@escher.fritz.box> <8739cus34y.fsf@gnu.org> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:52:48 +0100 In-Reply-To: <8739cus34y.fsf@gnu.org> (Chong Yidong's message of "Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:52:29 +0800") Message-ID: <87zkezknbj.fsf@escher.fritz.box> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.92 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-Spam-Score: -3.0 (---) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -3.0 (---) On Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:52:29 +0800 Chong Yidong wrote: > Stephen Berman writes: > >> It's definitely not a normal delay. But your failure to reproduce it >> (it's 100% reproducible for me) made me suspicious, so I switched to >> another desktop environment, and sure enough, the echoing behavior after >> M-w was normal. So this appears to be a problem just with LXDE, which I >> used for the first time a few days ago. I have no idea what is causing >> it: M-w has no desktop function in LXDE AFAICT and aside from the >> no-echo problem works as usual in Emacs; moreover, I just determined >> that the no-echo problem does not happen with emacs -q -nw started from >> the LXTerminal. > > I have no idea what LXDE could be doing that could cause this. If you > add the (redisplay t) line discussed earlier in this thread, does the > problem go away on LXDE? Do you mean this (from Bug#10195)? === modified file 'lisp/simple.el' *** lisp/simple.el 2011-11-19 19:49:56 +0000 --- lisp/simple.el 2011-12-04 02:25:33 +0000 *************** *** 3251,3256 **** --- 3251,3257 ---- ;; Swap point and mark. (set-marker (mark-marker) (point) (current-buffer)) (goto-char other-end) + (redisplay t) (sit-for blink-matching-delay) ;; Swap back. (set-marker (mark-marker) other-end (current-buffer)) If so, then no, adding the redisplay line does not prevent inhibiting echoing of prefix arguments after setting the mark and then typing M-w. (I tested by starting Emacs with -Q, copying the source code of kill-ring-save into *scratch*, adding the redisplay line, evalling, then setting the mark and typing M-w.) Steve Berman From unknown Sat Aug 16 21:22:57 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#10224: 24.0.92; M-w inhibits echoing of prefix arguments Resent-From: Chong Yidong Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:04:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 10224 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Stephen Berman Cc: 10224@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 10224-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B10224.133025061619155 (code B ref 10224); Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:04:02 +0000 Received: (at 10224) by debbugs.gnu.org; 26 Feb 2012 10:03:36 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:56802 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S1ax6-0004yt-Bg for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:03:36 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]:44552) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S1ax2-0004yk-UO for 10224@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:03:34 -0500 Received: from [155.69.16.142] (port=46724 helo=furball) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S1auN-00074Y-4i; Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:00:47 -0500 From: Chong Yidong References: <87aa767oig.fsf@escher.fritz.box> <87wraav51r.fsf@gnu.org> <87zkf6dump.fsf@escher.fritz.box> <874nxet8pa.fsf@gnu.org> <87vcpudqhi.fsf@escher.fritz.box> <8739cus34y.fsf@gnu.org> <87zkezknbj.fsf@escher.fritz.box> Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:00:40 +0800 In-Reply-To: <87zkezknbj.fsf@escher.fritz.box> (Stephen Berman's message of "Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:52:48 +0100") Message-ID: <87ty2dhq2f.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.93 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -4.2 (----) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -4.2 (----) > I switched to another desktop environment, and sure enough, the > echoing behavior after M-w was normal. So this appears to be a > problem just with LXDE, which I used for the first time a few days > ago. I have no idea what is causing it I recently made a change to the way X selections requests are processed by Emacs, which might have fixed this problem if LXDE has a clipboard manager. If you still have LXDE installed, could you see if the problem is still there, or gone? From unknown Sat Aug 16 21:22:57 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#10224: 24.0.92; M-w inhibits echoing of prefix arguments Resent-From: Stephen Berman Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:31:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 10224 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Chong Yidong Cc: 10224@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 10224-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B10224.133029180622090 (code B ref 10224); Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:31:02 +0000 Received: (at 10224) by debbugs.gnu.org; 26 Feb 2012 21:30:06 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58607 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S1lfS-0005kF-Ci for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:30:06 -0500 Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.23]:49678) by debbugs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S1lfQ-0005jj-13 for 10224@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:30:05 -0500 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 26 Feb 2012 21:27:15 -0000 Received: from i59F5740F.versanet.de (EHLO escher.home) [89.245.116.15] by mail.gmx.net (mp035) with SMTP; 26 Feb 2012 22:27:15 +0100 X-Authenticated: #20778731 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX19o4aQBbllo9SLAkIhWYc/NNXzqn2P3TrqKv4YNtC 7OEuZvLt4P7KBN From: Stephen Berman References: <87aa767oig.fsf@escher.fritz.box> <87wraav51r.fsf@gnu.org> <87zkf6dump.fsf@escher.fritz.box> <874nxet8pa.fsf@gnu.org> <87vcpudqhi.fsf@escher.fritz.box> <8739cus34y.fsf@gnu.org> <87zkezknbj.fsf@escher.fritz.box> <87ty2dhq2f.fsf@gnu.org> Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:27:14 +0100 In-Reply-To: <87ty2dhq2f.fsf@gnu.org> (Chong Yidong's message of "Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:00:40 +0800") Message-ID: <871uphqo99.fsf@escher.home> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.93 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-Spam-Score: -1.9 (-) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.9 (-) On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:00:40 +0800 Chong Yidong wrote: >> I switched to another desktop environment, and sure enough, the >> echoing behavior after M-w was normal. So this appears to be a >> problem just with LXDE, which I used for the first time a few days >> ago. I have no idea what is causing it > > I recently made a change to the way X selections requests are processed > by Emacs, which might have fixed this problem if LXDE has a clipboard > manager. If you still have LXDE installed, could you see if the problem > is still there, or gone? I don't know whether LXDE has a clipboard manager, but I just updated from the trunk and rebuilt, switched to LXDE, started a fresh Emacs session and carried out the recipe of my OP: the problem stills occurs, just as before. Steve Berman From unknown Sat Aug 16 21:22:57 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#10224: 24.0.92; M-w inhibits echoing of prefix arguments Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:59:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 10224 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Stephen Berman Cc: 10224@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 10224-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B10224.15983603128868 (code B ref 10224); Tue, 25 Aug 2020 12:59:01 +0000 Received: (at 10224) by debbugs.gnu.org; 25 Aug 2020 12:58:32 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60687 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kAYX2-0002Iy-34 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 25 Aug 2020 08:58:32 -0400 Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([95.216.78.240]:41166) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kAYX0-0002Ig-7m for 10224@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 25 Aug 2020 08:58:30 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnus.org; s=20200322; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:Date: References:Subject:Cc:To:From:Sender:Reply-To:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=jYVEDr2w1xidAZjVMLmLBkHOylVoia+YGNo9MddwyxA=; b=XoXKJd2D80aE6MRFhB4Mo3WPsT 0rND/yNM46oke/5HY7Tr8YU0E/R0/h5/nru4loJoX6XmtY979CNDwEgw42TJdwlNMPNdHdl87DSpb nB6kgTjGEpPFCe0D9ua1cF+ktLMtp3h9JJNS8rDQKVAvP4vBlcebAw2HA8YM3A9k+IKU=; Received: from cm-84.212.202.86.getinternet.no ([84.212.202.86] helo=xo) by quimby with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kAYWp-0005p8-1g; Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:58:24 +0200 From: Lars Ingebrigtsen References: <87aa767oig.fsf@escher.fritz.box> X-Now-Playing: DACM's =?UTF-8?Q?=5FSt=C3=83=C2=A9r=C3=83=C2=A9otypie=5F:?= "Marie" Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:58:17 +0200 In-Reply-To: <87aa767oig.fsf@escher.fritz.box> (Stephen Berman's message of "Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:27:19 +0100") Message-ID: <87v9h6991y.fsf@gnus.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "quimby.gnus.org", has NOT identified this incoming email as spam. The original message has been attached to this so you can view it or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see @@CONTACT_ADDRESS@@ for details. Content preview: Stephen Berman writes: > 1. emacs -Q > 2. Type `C-u' => in the echo area you see "C-u-" > 3. Set the mark (e.g. by typing `C-SPC') and then type `M-w'. > 4. Type `C-u' => in the echo area you see nothing, for this and > sub [...] Content analysis details: (-2.9 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -1.0 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP -1.9 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) Stephen Berman writes: > 1. emacs -Q > 2. Type `C-u' => in the echo area you see "C-u-" > 3. Set the mark (e.g. by typing `C-SPC') and then type `M-w'. > 4. Type `C-u' => in the echo area you see nothing, for this and > subsequent prefix arguments. `M-x' is, however, echoed. I tried reproducing this in Emacs 28, and I was unable to -- M-w doesn't stop C-u happening in the echo area. 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Content preview: tags 10224 + moreinfo quit Content analysis details: (-2.9 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -1.0 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP -1.9 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) tags 10224 + moreinfo quit From unknown Sat Aug 16 21:22:57 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.505 (Entity 5.505) X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) To: Stephen Berman Subject: bug#10224: closed (Re: bug#10224: 24.0.92; M-w inhibits echoing of prefix arguments) Message-ID: References: <877dtmli2j.fsf@gmx.net> <87aa767oig.fsf@escher.fritz.box> X-Gnu-PR-Message: they-closed 10224 X-Gnu-PR-Package: emacs X-Gnu-PR-Keywords: moreinfo Reply-To: 10224@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 18:03:02 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1598378582-12976-1" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1598378582-12976-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Your bug report #10224: 24.0.92; M-w inhibits echoing of prefix arguments which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 10224@debbugs.gnu.org. --=20 10224: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D10224 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1598378582-12976-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 10224-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 25 Aug 2020 18:02:52 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:35976 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kAdHX-0003Mi-VC for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:02:52 -0400 Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.15.19]:35705) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kAdHW-0003MW-Cd for 10224-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:02:50 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=gmx.net; s=badeba3b8450; t=1598378564; bh=q8JmxR3aKRvFsqCkoyHEi7QPG2/um3kcfceNLdF27iA=; h=X-UI-Sender-Class:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:Date:In-Reply-To; b=AyrYyFB/4T+h0DngLY57ZCMSEWHUs1+G6Pplz9C7AhTFOUkFTEVKBJs+0T/wV3HDi hjKk3JfzDFy+UMSd0vVI+Z5Botn5QfwbSID+e0e0cg3DJ29wKkfikaPRbSY10z9Jdg Yjnbs/S31k+MqgKwXtaTFCp2FhcmKkD4WrLwcWn4= X-UI-Sender-Class: 01bb95c1-4bf8-414a-932a-4f6e2808ef9c Received: from strobe-jhalfs ([188.109.196.40]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmx004 [212.227.17.190]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 1MzyuS-1kW8Re2aYQ-00x5nk; Tue, 25 Aug 2020 20:02:44 +0200 From: Stephen Berman To: Lars Ingebrigtsen Subject: Re: bug#10224: 24.0.92; M-w inhibits echoing of prefix arguments References: <87aa767oig.fsf@escher.fritz.box> <87v9h6991y.fsf@gnus.org> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 20:02:44 +0200 In-Reply-To: <87v9h6991y.fsf@gnus.org> (Lars Ingebrigtsen's message of "Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:58:17 +0200") Message-ID: <877dtmli2j.fsf@gmx.net> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:Ku344swvQAWbpXml/y7p8toAwyJs794PYMYbcoPIpujKNF68T+5 svLHs/xUpzrS9J61qHrLj8HAwnZ4Z+sxOJG+CDWBAjNf3+xPGNUlFrSKqiPmdqToJ+g7kE5 S5SjnYA89/j2cCR9rmPsahopjcXwfQj/cspqbN1/6RGj/ayE0P50sJqVMzjSx8JdztZsNkK 2wD/IJWfaTn+ega0AqQtA== X-Spam-Flag: NO X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V03:K0:90tbl0JaoLg=:qe8lzjCM2cRx25SzcC6xhW Cag9rQT3t5AMrDw1Vj/sp90BD7PB9cbLKXcBWVwr7qTs3/7YBgVaoUpqUxEVE6j0OUaTC05J1 tbpLqwehqWAAZWxZo6COXq2rCYXnNeUqPZodqG9f3Ytv/xGTtcrwbQ3PBfQ4S7gGd6BxqG+40 oWtLCA9ORMA67EC1SBHXO9Zx1H7BX1l9G61PC7KKyc6dQKqHjfYwhb/JitXjEB3SBSZn7Rp+X 0RiZxNc4ofaLdzPnY6e789pvMMwxcu2qlYhEWCF0h3Lmtsycd7+Nu1teXfXz1BVoYYKRNS9F3 UOB92uiRovlHQtX9h4STj/x2xPo8havGqIPFpixdoVsvW/BWNY7iAMHoi7KuXR4ozd82CKNto NrgexWqd+TAqTJpwhGSN36qXAPUkTKB3czzttzPwUNLkXwZXs5eceKRPzJM0qAZM5WLKp/TlT rE0ECr8SKHqssJ0qytRH58IMMVvRQ0bvrN1bUQ382OsGMTdr5QXbxpA+4M4ycO0DXU4gHEuNk 8cVnz87epZBXIBF3D8gcQuiQDjrk8jpmYJVcB6xI9yf2m+krXAFIQe1Kywtpm694MJwSat87f rNBrI6U/1VzIRW8KQqED1WFaZd+DU3RoGSkHDTlU1Nfm0q6puEjMmK0jbZPpz4L9Q2gS5c+Ot IdPRjknwczRhohVC7jLFbyGZMAWHE+qn5uY0dYlIAtQ04jzbfWFH1vui6Z1SQYmOrhaFFylsf IIPrLYXiykdrjf0dxw+BXbRak7GwHdlX7bH5qkY2spR5Ind0zYIrDrkh+qKkErGp05O81GoRh ZMrbm8AMIqnJ5h+4pTaMKQ1x2IXNqzPNfGvk/biYNKSQsoVnLWzR5EPnPBGAXPLOr3oZHH1t3 2qRsE+KebRcHxNQe6244sgweoIBGgwr+UOa+RojBHnpzXmKn0T4IBjzYqJHzk729nnwwuesuU oerzBc7rdQ+LNwcUXaUzcbxiIf5qmW+7K8KNutnZ9AszMP4Zzqrkrls3r8cCkKm9czmmKgkDl SNyWr8eL4HPziM3ghNIJqIo7XVP8JPko6cVk67Ry2+a8ZyjAUq1AWMEYYyy0PuNOtllelPAob WICzX8AeAoiqxlLPsHlfIf12Wmu303YsKX+OSGAiH2Fu3/2fzcZiknGHoppl+6uMUM2AUtPo2 1f4HZTvHR+sk3hRaDIcz0u+gan9UZA6Bg9ExXRWpwsdeJ3NHwJXn17t1gmqqdtzhNIafRnRjF 867ZQM65+D2csU3c/GufMjZo9OWhc3Xn52WgZpw== X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 10224-done Cc: 10224-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.7 (-) On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:58:17 +0200 Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote: > Stephen Berman writes: > >> 1. emacs -Q >> 2. Type `C-u' => in the echo area you see "C-u-" >> 3. Set the mark (e.g. by typing `C-SPC') and then type `M-w'. >> 4. Type `C-u' => in the echo area you see nothing, for this and >> subsequent prefix arguments. `M-x' is, however, echoed. > > I tried reproducing this in Emacs 28, and I was unable to -- M-w doesn't > stop C-u happening in the echo area. > > Are you still seeing this problem in recent Emacs versions? No, I can't reproduce it in Emacs 27 or 28, so closing. Thanks for taking a look. Steve Berman ------------=_1598378582-12976-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 5 Dec 2011 20:28:03 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RXf8t-0001Ca-2q for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:28:03 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RXf8r-0001CG-Bu for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:28:02 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RXf8I-0003KX-PL for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:27:27 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]:33192) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RXf8I-0003KQ-Nu for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:27:26 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:36716) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RXf8H-00008h-FX for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:27:26 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RXf8G-0003KA-5V for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:27:25 -0500 Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.23]:35340) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RXf8F-0003K0-Ou for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:27:24 -0500 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 05 Dec 2011 20:27:20 -0000 Received: from i59F54B92.versanet.de (EHLO escher.fritz.box) [89.245.75.146] by mail.gmx.net (mp063) with SMTP; 05 Dec 2011 21:27:20 +0100 X-Authenticated: #20778731 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX18jkEo6J6Ej7CiOsEImtJwJATBusb8JPzx+h2nSRK NvJdpzyqVu/jmQ From: Stephen Berman To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: 24.0.92; M-w inhibits echoing of prefix arguments Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:27:19 +0100 Message-ID: <87aa767oig.fsf@escher.fritz.box> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.92 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.17 X-Spam-Score: -4.6 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -4.6 (----) 1. emacs -Q 2. Type `C-u' => in the echo area you see "C-u-" 3. Set the mark (e.g. by typing `C-SPC') and then type `M-w'. 4. Type `C-u' => in the echo area you see nothing, for this and subsequent prefix arguments. `M-x' is, however, echoed. The above recipe did not work in my previous build from 2011-12-03, which may implicate this change: 2011-12-05 Chong Yidong * keyboard.c (process_special_events): New function. (swallow_events, Finput_pending_p): Use it (Bug#10195). However, in my build from 2011-12-03, if I disabled transient-mark-mode before step 3 above, then `M-w' has the same inhibiting effect on prefix arguments, so if the above change is involved, then only to expose the bug in transient-mark-mode. Yet this is a recent bug, since I did not observe it in builds prior to 2011-12-03. In GNU Emacs 24.0.92.2 (i686-suse-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.7) of 2011-12-05 on escher Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11004000 configured using `configure '--without-toolkit-scroll-bars' 'CFLAGS=-g'' Important settings: value of $LC_ALL: nil value of $LC_COLLATE: nil value of $LC_CTYPE: nil value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil value of $LC_MONETARY: nil value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil value of $LC_TIME: nil value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8 value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=local locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix default enable-multibyte-characters: t ------------=_1598378582-12976-1--