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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 14:03:40 +0300

> Cc: psainty <at> orcon.net.nz, 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 11:59:42 +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.

Is it?  That's not my understanding.  My understanding is that this
happens when the client frame already exists when emacsclient is
invoked, so it's probably elsewhere.

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