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Subject: Re: Indicate better the current use of the echo area / minibuffer
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> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> Date: Wed, 12 May 2021 23:47:07 +0000
> Cc: Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de>, Augusto Stoffel <arstoffel@gmail.com>,
>  Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>,
>  "emacs-devel@gnu.org" <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
> 
> As I've said, I, for one, think it's good that Isearch
> doesn't use the minibuffer.  But I think it might help
> if there were a visual indication of some kind, to
> distinguish Isearching from use of the minibuffer, and
> Isearching from (other) use of the echo area.

There is such an indication: the cursor is not in the mini-window.