From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de>
To: Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>,
17272@debbugs.gnu.org, 19064@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#19064: bug#17272: bug#19064: 25.0.50; `message' overwrites `y-or-n-p' prompt, so user misses it
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2019 23:37:49 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87v9rjv45e.fsf@web.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87lfsfmtk0.fsf@mail.linkov.net> (Juri Linkov's message of "Sat, 16 Nov 2019 22:53:51 +0200")
Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net> writes:
> >> That's easy to do. But the statement wasn't just
> >> about the minibuffer when echo area was meant, or
> >> vice versa. The claim was that _user input_ (not
> >> a prompt) became permanently hidden.
> >
> > I don't know if that was also a mistake or really meant like that.
>
> This is not a mistake. Permanently hidden user input
> is a serious problem and security threat.
>
> Today I started compilation, then in a Dired buffer
> requested files deletion that displayed the prompt:
>
> Delete D [54 files] (y or n)
>
> But before I had a chance to answer the prompt, compilation finished
> and obscured the prompt with this message permanently:
>
> Compilation finished
>
> So I forgot about what was in the prompt :-(
>
> Since Drew doesn't want to improve safety to cover all such cases,
> we need to address these issues one by one [...]
That's nearly impossible to do, and once you are done, new cases will
likely be introduced in the future. Drew, how would you address this
class of problems?
Michael.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-11-16 22:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 90+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-11-15 18:38 bug#19064: 25.0.50; `message' overwrites `y-or-n-p' prompt, so user misses it Drew Adams
2015-12-26 16:30 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2015-12-26 17:19 ` Drew Adams
2015-12-26 17:45 ` Michael Heerdegen
2015-12-26 17:57 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-10-07 17:41 ` bug#17272: " Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-10-08 9:15 ` Michael Heerdegen
2019-10-08 15:44 ` bug#17272: " Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-11-05 23:10 ` bug#19064: " Juri Linkov
2019-11-08 20:58 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-11-08 21:19 ` bug#19064: " Drew Adams
2019-11-09 23:01 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-12 2:13 ` bug#17272: " Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-11-12 15:34 ` Drew Adams
2019-11-12 22:20 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-12 23:23 ` bug#17272: " Drew Adams
2019-11-13 21:29 ` Michael Heerdegen
2019-11-13 21:53 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-13 23:24 ` bug#17272: " Drew Adams
2019-11-14 15:46 ` Michael Heerdegen
2019-11-14 16:28 ` bug#17272: " Drew Adams
2019-11-14 17:06 ` Michael Heerdegen
2019-11-14 17:17 ` Drew Adams
2019-11-14 20:29 ` Michael Heerdegen
2019-11-16 20:53 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-16 22:37 ` Michael Heerdegen [this message]
2019-11-17 1:42 ` bug#19064: bug#17272: " Drew Adams
2019-11-17 21:58 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-17 23:54 ` bug#19064: " Drew Adams
2019-11-17 5:52 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-11-17 5:52 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-11-17 21:59 ` bug#17272: " Juri Linkov
2019-11-18 21:10 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-19 8:13 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-11-19 11:11 ` bug#19064: " João Távora
2019-11-19 22:39 ` bug#17272: " Juri Linkov
2019-11-19 23:38 ` João Távora
2019-11-20 22:10 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-20 23:44 ` João Távora
2019-11-21 21:39 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-22 7:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-11-23 19:02 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-23 19:14 ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-11-26 23:18 ` bug#19064: " Juri Linkov
2019-11-27 0:46 ` Drew Adams
2019-11-21 8:22 ` martin rudalics
2019-11-21 21:44 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-22 8:08 ` martin rudalics
2019-11-23 18:56 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-23 19:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-11-19 22:28 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-20 10:55 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-11-20 22:18 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-21 21:54 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-21 23:07 ` bug#19064: " Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-11-23 21:54 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-26 23:44 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-27 11:55 ` bug#19064: " Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-11-28 22:45 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-06 22:18 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-09 22:57 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-10 9:46 ` martin rudalics
2019-11-10 20:45 ` bug#38164: quit-restore-window doesn't restore point in man Juri Linkov
2019-11-11 9:33 ` martin rudalics
2019-11-12 20:50 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-13 8:04 ` martin rudalics
2019-11-13 21:29 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-14 9:20 ` martin rudalics
2019-11-14 23:13 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-15 8:13 ` martin rudalics
2019-11-18 21:21 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-19 3:28 ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-11-19 7:56 ` martin rudalics
2019-11-19 16:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-11-19 16:53 ` martin rudalics
2019-11-19 17:36 ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-11-19 18:15 ` martin rudalics
2019-11-19 23:03 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-20 7:59 ` martin rudalics
2019-11-20 22:35 ` Juri Linkov
2019-11-20 16:02 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-09-21 13:08 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-04-04 18:13 ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2021-04-04 18:28 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-04 19:19 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-04-04 19:36 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-04 19:40 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-04-04 19:38 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2015-12-26 17:53 ` bug#19064: 25.0.50; `message' overwrites `y-or-n-p' prompt, so user misses it Lars Ingebrigtsen
2015-12-26 18:10 ` Eli Zaretskii
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