Subject: bug#23240: 25.0.92; describe-key-briefly prompt doesn't show partial key sequence

From: Ken Raeburn <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2016 18:54:59 -0400

% emacs -Q
C-h c
C-h

After "C-h c" I get the expected prompt for a key or menu item.  After
the next "C-h" I expect to see the prompt stay and include the
incomplete key sequence.  Instead, it disappears, leaving no hint what
Emacs is waiting for.

Sometimes the cursor is shown in the first column of the minibuffer
window, and sometimes it's not; I haven't figured out if there's any
consistency there.  If the cursor is present, it generally seems to
disappear if I wait a few seconds.

If I use "emacs -Q -nw", then after the second C-h the text cursor is
always in the minibuffer window, with no text.

In GNU Emacs 25.0.92.3 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2016-04-07 built on just-testing.permabit.com
Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11103000
System Description:	Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS

Configured using:
 'configure
 --prefix=/permabit/user/raeburn/dev/emacs/fsf/emacs-25.0.92/precise/Inst
 --with-x-toolkit=lucid --enable-checking --without-sound'

Configured features:
XAW3D XPM JPEG TIFF GIF PNG RSVG IMAGEMAGICK DBUS GSETTINGS NOTIFY ACL
LIBSELINUX GNUTLS LIBXML2 FREETYPE XFT ZLIB TOOLKIT_SCROLL_BARS LUCID
X11

Important settings:
  locale-coding-system: nil

Major mode: C/l

Minor modes in effect:
  diff-auto-refine-mode: t
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  rcirc-track-minor-mode: t
  display-time-mode: t
  global-hi-lock-mode: t
  hi-lock-mode: t
  icomplete-mode: t
  hideshowvis-minor-mode: t
  desktop-save-mode: t
  global-edit-server-edit-mode: t
  jabber-activity-mode: t
  which-function-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  global-eldoc-mode: t
  eldoc-mode: t
  electric-indent-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-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
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t
  abbrev-mode: t
  hs-minor-mode: t

Recent messages:
uncompressing help.el.gz...done
Type C-x 1 to delete the help window, C-M-v to scroll help.
mwheel-scroll: Beginning of buffer [3 times]
Mark set [2 times]
<nil> <down-mouse-1> is undefined
<nil> <mouse-1> is undefined
Type C-x 1 to delete the help window.
Use +,-,0 for further adjustment [2 times]
Grep finished (matches found)
C-h c runs the command describe-key-briefly

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