GNU bug report logs - #6945
active-minibuffer-window returns nil when prompt overwritten by message

Previous Next

Package: emacs;

Reported by: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:07:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 28.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

Full log

Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
To: Emacs Bugs <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: active-minibuffer-window returns nil when prompt overwritten by
	message
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:30:37 +0200

Eval the following


(defun temp-active-mb ()
  (message "active-minibuffer-window = %s" (active-minibuffer-window)))

(progn
  (run-with-idle-timer 1 nil 'message "idle message")
  (run-with-idle-timer 2 nil 'temp-active-mb)
  (y-or-n-p "Prompt: ")
  )

This gives me the message "active-minibuffer-window = nil".

Is there any way then to discover whether Emacs is displaying a prompt
and waiting for input?
This bug report was last modified 4 years and 354 days ago.

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.