GNU bug report logs - #9557
24.0.50; "y-or-n-p" does not clear the echo area

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Message #17 received at 9557 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 9557 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, schwab <at> linux-m68k.org
Subject: Re: bug#9557: 24.0.50; "y-or-n-p" does not clear the echo area
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:02:08 -0400

> Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:43:41 +0200
> From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: 9557 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> The question is: from an user POV, is there a way to achieve the
> behavior I want (short answers), without the "residual text" problem?

If you really don't want to see your response, write your own function
that calls y-or-n-p, clears the echo area (by displaying an empty
message), then returns the value returned by y-or-n-p.

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