GNU bug report logs - #17984
24.4.50; Error in post-command-hook (rectangle--string-preview)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 07:06:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.4.50

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

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bug#17984; Package emacs. (Thu, 10 Jul 2014 07:06:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Acknowledgement sent to Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org. (Thu, 10 Jul 2014 07:06:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 24.4.50; Error in post-command-hook (rectangle--string-preview)
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 09:05:08 +0200
emacs -Q
Select a couple of lines.
C-x r t

At that moment, I see this error in the echo area:
  Error in post-command-hook (rectangle--string-preview):
(wrong-type-argument stringp nil)

In GNU Emacs 24.4.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
 of 2014-07-09 on LEG570
Repository revision: 117503 sds <at> gnu.org-20140709145152-p0uy20pnxfum36cs
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 `configure --enable-checking 'CFLAGS=-O0 -g3' CPPFLAGS=-DGLYPH_DEBUG=1'

-- 
Dani Moncayo




Reply sent to Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>:
You have taken responsibility. (Sat, 19 Jul 2014 01:45:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Notification sent to Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>:
bug acknowledged by developer. (Sat, 19 Jul 2014 01:45:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #10 received at 17984-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 17984-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#17984: 24.4.50;
 Error in post-command-hook (rectangle--string-preview)
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 21:44:10 -0400
> emacs -Q
> Select a couple of lines.
> C-x r t
> At that moment, I see this error in the echo area:
>   Error in post-command-hook (rectangle--string-preview):
> (wrong-type-argument stringp nil)

Indeed, thanks.  I installed the patch below which should fix this
problem,


        Stefan


=== modified file 'lisp/ChangeLog'
--- lisp/ChangeLog	2014-07-16 17:06:12 +0000
+++ lisp/ChangeLog	2014-07-19 01:43:04 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-07-19  Stefan Monnier  <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+	* rect.el (rectangle--string-preview): Don't assume there
+	a non-nil default (bug#17984).
+
 2014-07-16  Glenn Morris  <rgm <at> gnu.org>
 
 	* desktop.el (after-init-hook): Disable startup frame restoration

=== modified file 'lisp/rect.el'
--- lisp/rect.el	2014-07-09 02:20:21 +0000
+++ lisp/rect.el	2014-07-19 01:41:57 +0000
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
     (when (equal str "")
       (setq str (or (car-safe minibuffer-default)
                     (if (stringp minibuffer-default) minibuffer-default))))
-    (setq str (propertize str 'face 'region))
+    (when str (setq str (propertize str 'face 'region)))
     (with-selected-window rectangle--string-preview-window
       (unless (or (null rectangle--string-preview-state)
                   (equal str (car rectangle--string-preview-state)))





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