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Emacsclient not tested vs. Local Variables prompt

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: psainty <at> orcon.net.nz, larsi <at> gnus.org, jidanni <at> jidanni.org, 50743 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, mkupfer <at> alum.berkeley.edu
Subject: bug#50743: Emacsclient not tested vs. Local Variables prompt
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 12:19:53 +0300

> Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, mkupfer <at> alum.berkeley.edu, 50743 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
>  jidanni <at> jidanni.org
> From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
> Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 11:12:05 +0200
> 
> I consider it a bug when the user gets prompted and the frame
> displaying the prompt doesn't have focus.

I don't, FWIW.  When exactly to switch focus is deeply personal.
E.g., imagine that emacsclient is called while I'm still typing
something into the original terminal window.

In a windowed environment, it is IMO the user's duty to be aware of
the input focus and switch it as needed.

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