Re: C-x C-f in two frames -> "user minibuffer while in

[David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>]

Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> writes:

> dkcombs@panix.com (David Combs) writes:
>>>If you set enable-recursive-minibuffers to t it works.
>>>(setq enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
>>
>> That is, what *disadvantages* from setting it on?   What bewares
>> of having it on?
>
> It apparently confuses beginners greatly when they accidentally end up
> with a recursive minibuffer.
>
> For instance, a common scenario is something like:  you click the mouse
> in a buffer while the minibuffer is active, then re-invoke your command
> thinking the minibuffer input had been aborted [but of course it wasn't,
> so you end up with recursive minibuffers].  If you have a good mental
> model of how Emacs works, you'll recognize this situation and deal with
> it properly, but many people don't.

Most common problem for me is
M-x M-x
accidentally (probably by autorepeat).  Getting out of those can be
fun, in particularly if you change windows manually afterwards (Esc
Esc Esc helps somewhat for that case).

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