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Emacsclient not tested vs. Local Variables prompt

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From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
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 11:59:42 +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.

IIUC this issue is about a frame displayed on top of the terminal
window.  While some people are capable of typing into a window they
don't see, we shouldn't ask arbitrary users to do that.

martin

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