GNU bug report logs - #18844
Trunk: typing in minibuffer gets spuriously echoed in mode line.

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Message #20 received at 18844 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>
Cc: 18844 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#18844: Trunk: typing in minibuffer gets spuriously echoed in
 mode	line.
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 09:33:59 -0700 (PDT)

> > With the "latest" trunk (of about 2014-10-26 08:00 GMT), start
> > emacs -Q. Type in "M-: (setq" and wait ~half a second.  The word
> > "setq" is spuriously echoed at the start of the mode line.
> 
> It's a feature: Emacs shows you some minimal documentation on what
> you type.

One person's feature is another's annoyance.  And not every such is
imposed as the default behavior, out of the blue.

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