GNU bug report logs - #24285
25.1; Overlay doesn't work as expected when more than one frame exists

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: James Nguyen <ja.nguyen <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 23:13:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 25.1

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #29 received at 24285 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: 24285 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24285: 25.1;
 Overlay doesn't work as expected when more than one frame exists
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 20:23:41 +0300

> From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 17:29:08 +0200
> 
> FWIW, I think something related happens with icomplete when
> icomplete-separator -> "\n":
> 
> In emacs -Q, eval
> 
> (setq icomplete-separator "\n")
> 
> and
> 
> M-x icomplete-mode <return>
> 
> Then, e.g.
> 
>   M-x m
> 
> The minibuffer prompt is invisible.  But you see that it's "there"
> when you hit <left>.

Doesn't seem to be related, since the original bug was explicitly
related to several frames being shown.

Please file a separate bug report.  (FWIW, this problem existed since
icomplete-separator was introduced in Emacs 24.4.)

Thanks.
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