From unknown Fri Jun 20 07:16:01 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#17256 <17256@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#17256 <17256@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: 24.3.50; minibuffer in main window Reply-To: bug#17256 <17256@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2025 14:16:01 +0000 retitle 17256 24.3.50; minibuffer in main window reassign 17256 emacs submitter 17256 rms@gnu.org severity 17256 normal tag 17256 wontfix moreinfo thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Apr 12 22:40:24 2014 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 13 Apr 2014 02:40:24 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46566 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WZALH-0004z7-5C for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 12 Apr 2014 22:40:23 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:39220) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WZALC-0004yj-FA for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 12 Apr 2014 22:40:19 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WZAL5-0006OH-V0 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 12 Apr 2014 22:40:13 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:49256) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WZAL5-0006OA-S7 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 12 Apr 2014 22:40:11 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:40919) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WZAL3-0008RJ-VH for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Apr 2014 22:40:11 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WZAL1-0006Lv-SV for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Apr 2014 22:40:09 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:47203) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WZAL1-0006Li-Pv for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Apr 2014 22:40:07 -0400 Received: from rms by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WZAL1-0005kE-48; Sat, 12 Apr 2014 22:40:07 -0400 Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 22:40:07 -0400 Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 From: Richard Stallman To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: 24.3.50; minibuffer in main window X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -5.4 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list Reply-To: rms@gnu.org 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: -5.4 (-----) I found the minibuffer in the main window. It was showing a prompt for a buffer name. C-x b R TAB RET C-a SPC C-d x C-x C-s C-n C-n C-e C-b ESC b ESC b ESC b ESC w C-x b i n o u t RET ESC x g r e p RET C-y SPC C-g C-x b RET C-x C-@ ESC < It was at that point. Then I did C-x b RET and it switched back to RMAIL. I don't know how to reproduce it, but it might have to do with the C-x C-@, which I typed by mistake. However, shouldn't trying to make a main window display a minibuffer cause an error? In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.21 (mips64el-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.1) of 2014-03-19 on chiefs-gnewsense Repository revision: 116794 rms@gnu.org-20140318132201-dtr8qpr4dyqhykoo System Description: gNewSense GNU/Linux 3.0 (parkes) Configured using: `configure 'CFLAGS=-O0 -g'' Important settings: value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8 locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix Major mode: Help Minor modes in effect: shell-dirtrack-mode: t gpm-mouse-mode: t tooltip-mode: t mouse-wheel-mode: t tool-bar-mode: t menu-bar-mode: t file-name-shadow-mode: t global-font-lock-mode: t font-lock-mode: t auto-composition-mode: t auto-encryption-mode: t auto-compression-mode: t buffer-read-only: t line-number-mode: t transient-mark-mode: t abbrev-mode: t Recent input: g h t SPC w a n t SPC t o SPC t a k e SPC a SPC k o o k . ESC b C-d l C-e RET C-c C-c C-x b i n o u t RET ESC x g r e p RET b e t u DEL DEL DEL DEL v e n t u r e b SPC z 4 9 * / * RET C-u C-x m C-x 1 C-x b R TAB RET C-x 1 C-d C-d x p SPC C-u C-n C-u C-n C-n C-n C-x b i n o u t C-g C-n C-n C-e C-p ESC b ESC b C-@ ESC f ESC f ESC f ESC f ESC w C-x b i n o u t RET ESC x g r e p RET " C-y " SPC r m s 4 9 * RET C-x o C-u C-n C-u C-n C-u C-n C-u C-n C-n C-x ESC 1 C-g C-x 1 C-u C-n C-n C-n C-n C-n C-u C-p C-u C-p RET C-x o C-x o ESC - ESC s C-y RET ESC < C-x 1 SPC C-x b R TAB RET C-a SPC C-d x C-x C-s C-n C-n C-e C-b ESC b ESC b ESC b ESC w C-x b i n o u t RET ESC x g r e p RET C-y SPC C-g C-x b RET C-x C-@ ESC < C-x b RET C-h l C-h c C-x C-@ C-@ C-e C-b ESC w C-x C-g C-x o C-u C-p C-n ESC b ESC b ESC b ESC b ESC b C-@ C-n C-n C-n C-n ESC w ESC x r e p o r t SPC e m a s SPC DEL DEL a c s SPC b u g RET Recent messages: Saving file /home/rms/RMAIL... Wrote /home/rms/RMAIL [2 times] Quit Mark set Type C-x 1 to delete the help window, C-M-v to scroll help. C-x C-@ runs the command pop-global-mark Mark set C-x C-g is undefined Mark set Source file `/home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/mail/emacsbug.el' newer than byte-compiled file Load-path shadows: /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/leim/quail/lao hides /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/language/lao /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/leim/quail/georgian hides /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/language/georgian /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/leim/quail/thai hides /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/language/thai /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/leim/quail/ethiopic hides /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/language/ethiopic /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/leim/quail/japanese hides /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/language/japanese /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/leim/quail/cyrillic hides /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/language/cyrillic /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/leim/quail/indian hides /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/language/indian /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/leim/quail/hebrew hides /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/language/hebrew /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/leim/quail/greek hides /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/language/greek /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/leim/quail/czech hides /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/language/czech /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/leim/quail/slovak hides /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/language/slovak /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/leim/quail/tibetan hides /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/language/tibetan /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/iswitchb hides /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/obsolete/iswitchb /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/emacs-lisp/gulp hides /home/rms/emacs-bzr/trunk/lisp/obsolete/gulp Features: (shadow emacsbug dired-aux quail rmailsum help-mode parse-time vc-cvs sgml-mode epa-mail epa derived epg epg-config etags shell pcomplete grep compile comint ansi-color ring dabbrev mailalias rmailout misearch multi-isearch qp rmailmm message sendmail format-spec rfc822 mml easymenu mml-sec mm-decode mm-bodies mm-encode mailabbrev gmm-utils mailheader mail-parse rfc2231 dired t-mouse package rmailedit rmail rfc2047 rfc2045 ietf-drums mm-util mail-prsvr mail-utils time-date paren cus-start cus-load advice help-fns tooltip electric uniquify ediff-hook vc-hooks lisp-float-type mwheel x-win x-dnd tool-bar dnd fontset image regexp-opt fringe tabulated-list newcomment lisp-mode prog-mode register page menu-bar rfn-eshadow timer select scroll-bar mouse jit-lock font-lock syntax facemenu font-core frame cham georgian utf-8-lang misc-lang vietnamese tibetan thai tai-viet lao korean japanese hebrew greek romanian slovak czech european ethiopic indian cyrillic chinese case-table epa-hook jka-cmpr-hook help simple abbrev minibuffer nadvice loaddefs button faces cus-face macroexp files text-properties overlay sha1 md5 base64 format env code-pages mule custom widget hashtable-print-readable backquote make-network-process dbusbind gfilenotify dynamic-setting system-font-setting font-render-setting move-toolbar gtk x-toolkit x multi-tty emacs) [[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider ]]] [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]] [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]] -- Dr Richard Stallman President, Free Software Foundation 51 Franklin St Boston MA 02110 USA www.fsf.org www.gnu.org Skype: No way! 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From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Dec 26 09:14:06 2015 Received: (at 17256) by debbugs.gnu.org; 26 Dec 2015 14:14:06 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37241 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aCpbi-0005NJ-F7 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 26 Dec 2015 09:14:06 -0500 Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:33689) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aCpbh-0005NB-1M for 17256@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 26 Dec 2015 09:14:05 -0500 Received: from 2.150.58.24.tmi.telenormobil.no ([2.150.58.24] helo=mouse) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1aCpbL-0008Dl-Q4; Sat, 26 Dec 2015 15:13:43 +0100 From: Lars Ingebrigtsen To: Richard Stallman Subject: Re: bug#17256: 24.3.50; minibuffer in main window References: Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 15:13:43 +0100 In-Reply-To: (Richard Stallman's message of "Sat, 12 Apr 2014 22:40:07 -0400") Message-ID: <87bn9dz4a0.fsf@gnus.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.130014 (Ma Gnus v0.14) Emacs/25.1.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-MailScanner-ID: 1aCpbL-0008Dl-Q4 X-Netfonds-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Netfonds-MailScanner-From: larsi@gnus.org MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1451744024.5237@/7fpKNFelvmmwYMUof8kMg X-Spam-Status: No X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 17256 Cc: 17256@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: -0.7 (/) Richard Stallman writes: > I found the minibuffer in the main window. > It was showing a prompt for a buffer name. > > C-x b R TAB RET C-a SPC C-d x C-x > C-s C-n C-n C-e C-b ESC b ESC b ESC b ESC w C-x b i > n o u t RET ESC x g r e p RET C-y SPC C-g C-x b RET > C-x C-@ ESC < > > It was at that point. Then I did > > C-x b RET > > and it switched back to RMAIL. > > I don't know how to reproduce it, but it might have to do with the C-x > C-@, which I typed by mistake. However, shouldn't trying to make a main > window display a minibuffer cause an error? Did you see this problem again, or have a way to reproduce it? -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Dec 07 14:05:50 2016 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Dec 2016 19:05:50 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:59754 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cEhXK-00079u-EB for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 07 Dec 2016 14:05:50 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:46177) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cEhXI-00079h-QY for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 07 Dec 2016 14:05:48 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cEhX9-0006iu-V8 for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 07 Dec 2016 14:05:43 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:55103) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cEhX9-0006iq-Qy for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 07 Dec 2016 14:05:39 -0500 Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1cEhX9-0006sJ-HO for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 07 Dec 2016 14:05:39 -0500 Subject: control message for bug 17256 To: X-Mailer: mail (GNU Mailutils 2.99.98) Message-Id: From: Glenn Morris Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2016 14:05:39 -0500 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::e X-Spam-Score: -8.0 (--------) 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: -8.0 (--------) tag 17256 + wontfix close 17256 From unknown Fri Jun 20 07:16:01 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. 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