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Subject: Re: Better Visual Feedback of Source and Context upon Emacs Lisp
	"Runtime" Errors
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Nordlöw <per.nordlow@gmail.com> writes:

> When I encounter a "runtime" error in a function I am testing I find
> Emacs way of displaying the error an d its context really non-usable.

The default is to display errors in the echo area. You can turn on the
debugger with `M-x toggle-debug-on-error RET'.