GNU bug report logs - #50775
ispell help message times out before most people can read it

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 50775 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Subject: Re: bug#50775: ispell help message times out before most people can
 read it
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2021 11:17:27 -0700

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:

> 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:
>
>> That's because the three line message that "?"
>> shows times out in one second.
>>
>> But some people need more than one second to read it.
>
> I've now added a new user option 'ispell-help-timeout' so that you can
> control this.

Do we even need a timeout here?

If yes, could we double the default to 10?  Or nil to disable it, even?

>> So I have a better idea.
>>
>> Make it into a four line message, so that way there would be no
>> need to switch back to the original prompt, because the original prompt
>> would now be at the bottom, just like before.
>
> Hm...  That's a good idea, I think.  But how does that affect people
> that have a lower number on the max height of the echo area?

That would be even better, IMO.

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