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'read-passwd-mode' can clobber user defined mode lines

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Message #47 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: "martin rudalics via Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
 the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>,
 73768 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#73768: 'read-passwd-mode' can clobber user defined mode lines
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 18:15:48 +0200

martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at> writes:

> Hi Michael

Hi Martin,

> No customized mode line is needed.  Either with emacs -Q evaluate
>
> (progn
>   (set-window-parameter nil 'no-other-window t)
>   (with-selected-window (split-window nil -5)
>     (set-window-buffer nil (get-buffer-create "*text*"))
>     (set-window-parameter nil 'no-other-window t)
>     (read-passwd "PWD:")))

Thanks! With this recipe, I can reproduce the problem. And your patch
fixes it :-)

Please install in the emacs-30 branch.

> martin

Best regards, Michael.

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