GNU bug report logs - #20563
Echo Area Disrupts Minibuffer Input

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Michael Xavier <admin <at> michaelxavier.net>

Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 17:58:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: moreinfo, wontfix

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

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From: Michael Xavier <admin <at> michaelxavier.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 20563 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#20563: Echo Area Disrupts Minibuffer Input
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 11:18:44 -0700
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I can't get it to reproduce right now. It may be a race condition, or maybe
its on a timer before it reverts to the minibuffer? I'm not sure.

On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> wrote:

> > Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 10:40:34 -0700
> > From: Michael Xavier <admin <at> michaelxavier.net>
> >
> > The example I encounter frequently is doing a TAGS file search and
> hitting TAB
> > to complete. The tags system will fetch a completion and simultaneously
> log a
> > message that its reading the TAGS file which will completely overwrite
> the
> > completion.
>
> But when it finishes reading the TAGS file, the completion is
> re-displayed, right?  At least that's what I see here (and expect).
>
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