GNU bug report logs - #1113
slash screen covers the *Messages* buffer when errors are present in .emacs

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>

Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 15:40:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at 1113-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>
Cc: 1113-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: slash screen covers the *Messages* buffer when errors are present in .emacs
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:51:26 -0400

> Create a bad .emacs:
>
> echo ")" > ~/.emacs
>
> emacs&
>
> Emacs starts up, it shows the *Messages* buffer that says that there
> are errors in .emacs, but the splash screens covers it before the user
> has time to read the information.

I've tweaked startup.el to fix this.  Init file errors use
display-warning, just like other startup errors.

Thanks.
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