From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#9572: 23.3.50; minibuffer prompt disappears Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:29:50 -0400 Message-ID: <871uv57q01.fsf@stupidchicken.com> References: <3gobyc8ssk.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> <0wehz83p73.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> <878vpfexwz.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1316889038 30751 80.91.229.12 (24 Sep 2011 18:30:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:30:38 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 9572@debbugs.gnu.org To: Leo Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Sep 24 20:30:33 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R7Wzh-0001nV-J2 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 24 Sep 2011 20:30:33 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:49863 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R7Wzg-0005ez-LV for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:30:32 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:48910) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R7Wze-0005eu-JM for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:30:31 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R7Wzd-0004ie-IZ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:30:30 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:50050) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R7Wzd-0004ia-H7 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:30:29 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R7X0A-0007M0-Az for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:31:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Chong Yidong Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:31:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 9572 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 9572-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B9572.131688902728228 (code B ref 9572); Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:31:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 9572) by debbugs.gnu.org; 24 Sep 2011 18:30:27 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R7Wza-0007LE-LJ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:30:27 -0400 Original-Received: from vm-emlprdomr-03.its.yale.edu ([130.132.50.144]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R7WzY-0007L5-Ob for 9572@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:30:25 -0400 Original-Received: from furball (ip-64-134-71-96.public.wayport.net [64.134.71.96]) (authenticated bits=0) by vm-emlprdomr-03.its.yale.edu (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p8OIToxo015784 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:29:50 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Leo's message of "Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:20:32 +0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.71 on 130.132.50.144 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:31:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:51791 Archived-At: Leo writes: > On 2011-09-24 05:44 +0800, Chong Yidong wrote: >>> In the case, I am not sure unconditionally setting trunk-lines to nil >>> in minibuffer is the right fix. >> >> Could you explain what you expect Emacs to do? > > Not sure because I am not sure about the root cause of the bug. Well, what do you consider the bug? You can't want to have line truncation in the minibuffer, and simultaneously want to be able to see the start of the minibuffer when the line runs long. Those are pretty much incompatible.