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23.0.93; doc string of resize-mini-windows

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 3300 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, drew.adams <at> oracle.com
Subject: bug#3300: 23.0.93; doc string of resize-mini-windows
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:05:13 -0400

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

> I think the behavior is correct, it's the doc string that needs to be
> fixed.  What Drew expected happens when the value of the variable is
> t, not `grow-only'.  The latter causes the minibuffer to shrink when
> somebody or something writes an empty message there.
>
> So I suggest to remove the part about shrinking when it becomes empty.

The docstring is already 100% clear IMO, but since the OP is apparently
not satisfied, I checked in a change to make it 105% clear.

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