Subject: bug#10409: Minibuffer sized according to default face, not minibuffer face

From: martin rudalics <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:45:02 +0200

>>> The height of the minibuffer (in pixels) is set in increments of the
>>> line height for the default face. If the echo area face (the one from
>>> which all minibuffer faces inherit) is slightly taller than the
>>> default face, this means that the minibuffer is one line high when
>>> empty and two lines high if there's anything in it.
> 
> What is the "echo area face" you are referring to?
> 
> Please provide a precise step-by-step recipe for reproducing this bug,
> starting from emacs -Q.

This could be bug#6192.  Look for Stefan's summary late
in the thread (skipping all my postings, at least).

martin