GNU bug report logs - #988
cursor runs over prompt in minibuffer; suggestion on default

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: xah lee <xah <at> xahlee.org>

Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:50:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 988-quiet <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#988: cursor runs over prompt in minibuffer; suggestion on default
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:01:53 -0400

tags 988 wontfix
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Tagging as wontfix following Stefan's comment in emacs-devel:

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-10/msg00133.html

    > How about making including `point-entered minibuffer-avoid-prompt'
    > in the default value of `minibuffer-prompt-properties'?

    No: the small benefit is not worth the cost of not being able to
    copy (part of) the prompt like any other piece of text.
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