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29.0.50; `toggle-input-method' needs more user feedback

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From: Case Duckworth <case <at> acdw.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: 29.0.50; `toggle-input-method' needs more user feedback
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 11:18:02 -0600

Wow, some of my message was cut off.  The rest of my message is as
follows:

When I typed C-\, it toggled the input method to RFC 1345, but no
message was shown to the user indicating of that change.  I feel that
some message should be shown when switching input methods, no?  At least
something like

(message "Input format changed to %s" current-input-method)

Maybe there's an option for this and I missed it.

Case Duckworth <case <at> acdw.net> writes:

> The other day I had some issues with typing that I could not figure out
> the meaning of.  I checked my messages buffer, C-h m, etc., and nowhere
> did I figure out that the issue was actually that I'd typed C-\
> (fatfingered it) and toggled the input method to
>
>
> In GNU Emacs 29.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.24, cairo version 1.16.0)
>  of 2022-02-23 built on bob
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>
> --
> Hugs,
> Case Duckworth
> https://www.acdw.net
> https://breadpunk.club

--
Hugs,
Case Duckworth
https://www.acdw.net
https://breadpunk.club

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