GNU bug report logs - #19064
25.0.50; `message' overwrites `y-or-n-p' prompt, so user misses it

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 18:39:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: confirmed, fixed

Merged with 446, 17272

Found in versions 24.4.50, 25.0.50

Fixed in version 27.0.50

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #22 received at 19064 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>, 19064 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19064: 25.0.50;
 `message' overwrites `y-or-n-p' prompt, so user misses it
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 18:57:10 +0100

Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de> writes:

> I tried this here with emacs 25:
>
> (progn
>   (man "X")
>   (y-or-n-p "-->"))
>
> This stills behave as described: the prompt disappears and doesn't come
> back from alone.

Yup; I get the same behaviour.  That is indeed annoying, and should be
fixed.

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