GNU bug report logs - #7472
regexp message flashes too quick to read

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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: regexp message flashes too quick to read
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:10:31 +0800

This flashes too quick to read:
  Note: `\n' here doesn't match a newline; to do that, type C-q C-j instead

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Cc: 7472 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7472: regexp message flashes too quick to read
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:59:28 +0800

jidanni <at> jidanni.org writes:

> This flashes too quick to read:
>   Note: `\n' here doesn't match a newline; to do that, type C-q C-j
>   instead

Only because you typed something else, which clears the message.

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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: cyd <at> stupidchicken.com
Cc: 7472 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7472: regexp message flashes too quick to read
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:48:58 +0800

>>>>> "CY" == Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com> writes:
CY> jidanni <at> jidanni.org writes:

>> This flashes too quick to read:
>> Note: `\n' here doesn't match a newline; to do that, type C-q C-j
>> instead

CY> Only because you typed something else, which clears the message.

Well of course. People often type things. We can't hope that they don't
exactly when we want to show them a message.

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