bug#21102: 24.5; prompt of `read-char' obscured by keystroke echo

[Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>]

Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se> writes:

>> Start Emacs with "emacs -Q" and type the following in the "*scratch*" buffer:
>>
>>   (read-char "char: ")
>>
>> With the point after the right paren type now "C-x C-e"
>> (`eval-last-sexp').  If you press this key-sequence slowly, waiting one
>> second (the value of `echo-keystrokes') between "C-x" and "C-e" the
>> prompt string ("char: ") will be obscured by the echo area showing the
>> keystrokes "C-x C-e-" (note the trailing dash!).
>
> I can reproduce this on current master.

(This was a year ago.)

I can reproduce this in Emacs 27.2, but not on the current master.  Has
this problem gone away for you too on the current master?

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