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From: <tomas@tuxteam.de>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Messages in el functions & the Mini-Buffer
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 11:44:19 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201028104419.GD3695@tuxteam.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <trinity-a9822255-73bc-4f4d-9211-774822e041f6-1603880791341@3c-app-mailcom-bs01>

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On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 11:26:31AM +0100, Christopher Dimech wrote:
> 
> When I introduce (message "Fuckup") in an Elisp function, does it always use the
> mini-buffer?  Is there a command to output in a window buffer like when I use
> M-x describe function?

It (usually) goes to a buffer: this buffer is called *Messages*. You can switch
to it like to every other buffer, e.g. with C-x b<RET>*Messages*<RET>

What is a "window buffer"?

Cheers
 - t

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  reply	other threads:[~2020-10-28 10:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-10-28 10:26 Messages in el functions & the Mini-Buffer Christopher Dimech
2020-10-28 10:44 ` tomas [this message]
2020-10-28 10:53   ` Christopher Dimech
2020-10-28 11:06     ` Joost Kremers
2020-10-28 12:25       ` Michael Heerdegen
2020-10-28 12:29 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor

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