GNU bug report logs - #10224
24.0.92; M-w inhibits echoing of prefix arguments

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>

Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 20:29:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: moreinfo

Found in version 24.0.92

Done: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>
Cc: 10224 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#10224: 24.0.92; M-w inhibits echoing of prefix arguments
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:58:17 +0200

Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net> 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?

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