GNU bug report logs - #5423
Multiline y-or-n prompt in files.el

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>

Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:56:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

Merged with 18340

Found in versions 23.1.91, 24.4.50

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #26 received at 5423 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: 5423 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5423: Multiline y-or-n prompt in files.el
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:59:44 +0200

> find-file-noselect has a multiline y-or-n-p prompt if the file is
> already visited and modified (and in a different rawness).  That only
> works when the minibuffer can be resized, sadly.  In my case (separate
> minibuffer), I only see the beginning of the prompt.

I think multiline text should be displayed in a separate window
above the minibuffer.  I guess this configuration will also work
for the case where the minibuffer is displayed in a separate frame.

-- 
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/
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