GNU bug report logs - #8118
24.0.50; `eval-minibuffer' should show message "Evaluating..."

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:00:04 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: notabug

Found in version 24.0.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 8118 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8118: 24.0.50; `eval-minibuffer' should show message "Evaluating..."
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:46:09 +0200

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

>> No, I disagree.  That would be very annoying, in my opinion, so I'm
>> closing this report.
>
> Why would it be annoying?
> It is standard Emacs UI practice to show such a progress message:
>
>  Loading foo.el...
>
>  Loading foo.el...done

Because `eval-minibuffer' displays the result in the minibuffer, and
having it flash stuff there just before displaying would not be good.

I'm closing this report again.  If the emacs maintainers wish to reopen
it again, they can do so.

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