GNU bug report logs - #39379
27.0.60; Fix for #38457 broke ido-vertical-mode

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong <wyuenho <at> gmail.com>, Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: 39379 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#39379: 27.0.60; Fix for #38457 broke ido-vertical-mode
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2020 18:13:47 +0200

> Cc: 39379 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong <wyuenho <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2020 13:58:36 +0000
> 
> 1. $ echo "(ido-mode)(require 'ido-vertical-mode)(ido-vertical-mode)" >
> .emacs
> 
> 2. $ emacs
> 
> 3. C-x C-f
> 
> 4. The Find file prompt is missing since that commit.

I see, thanks.

However, I'm not sure your proposal is the optimal solution: what will
happen if ido-exhibit uses the old code, and a message is displayed
while the user goes through the completion candidates?  The trick with
the overlay was to make sure the message is displayed without
overwriting the minibuffer prompt.

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