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X-Spam_score_int: -18 X-Spam_score: -1.9 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." <emacs-devel.gnu.org> List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/options/emacs-devel>, <mailto:emacs-devel-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel> List-Post: <mailto:emacs-devel@gnu.org> List-Help: <mailto:emacs-devel-request@gnu.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel>, <mailto:emacs-devel-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe> Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" <emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org> Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:258991 Archived-At: <http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/258991> >>>> (defvar o (make-overlay 0 0 nil t t)) >>>> (minibuffer-with-setup-hook >>>> (lambda () >>>> (set (make-local-variable 'face-remapping-alist) >>>> '((default :height 1.3))) >>>> (move-overlay o (point) (point) (current-buffer)) >>>> (let ((text (mapconcat >>>> #'identity >>>> '("Some" "text" "that" "will" "not" "fit" >>>> "the" "minibuffer" "window") >>>> "\n"))) >>>> (put-text-property 0 1 'cursor t text) >>>> (overlay-put o 'after-string text))) >>>> (read-string "Multiline\nprompt: ")) >>>> >>>> Is it possible to make the prompt visible? Should I file bug report >>>> for this? >>> >>> What is the bug here? >> >> The "bug" is that the word "Multiline" is not visible, only the word >> "prompt:" is. This has been discussed again and again, I don't >> understand why it is not yet clear for you. > > I asked Andrii. I'm not sure if he thinks the same as you > It's obvious he does, given the recipe. > > but in case he does: the text inserted into the minibuffer doesn't fit. > So in this situation, Emacs can either (a) start display from the > prompt's beginning, or (b) end the display at the end of the text > AFAIU (b) is not possible in this case, because the text that doesn't fit is in an overlay. > > or (c) start display somewhere in the middle, to show the end of the > prompt and some of the text after it. Whatever Emacs does, some of the > text will not be visible. How should Emacs know which of the > possibilities is the correct one in this case? > Emacs can't know. As I already said, this should be decided by the application programmer, which isn't possible ATM, except with my solution. > > A "bug" is when there's an obvious choice between the possible outcomes, > but Emacs behaves not in the obvious way. I don't think this is the > situation here. Thus my question. > Note that I have put the word "bug" between quotes, I do not think this is a bug. It's a missing feature.