GNU bug report logs - #34614
26.1.92; When reading input in mini-buffer, message to each area overide the input prompt

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From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 34614 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#34614: 26.1.92; When reading input in mini-buffer, message
 to each area overide the input prompt
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 15:02:26 +0100

> But we could do what with-temp-message does manually, and sit-for
> before replacing the message, no?

Here 'sit-for' doesn't sit for in that place.

>> In either case what would you suggest to do in the unwind form?
>
> I'm not following: what unwind form?

The one we would have to write in the spirit of 'with-temp-message'
where we would probably redisplay the contents of the active minibuffer
instead of the message.

>> Autoreverting has
>>
>>               (revert-buffer 'ignore-auto 'dont-ask 'preserve-modes))))
>>
>> Does that mean 'revert-buffer--default' could still ask questions?
>
> I don't know, I didn't look closely enough.

Any question it asks would get us into a recursive minibuffer I
presume.

martin

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