Re: mode-line icon for encrypted file

[Colin Baxter <m43cap@yandex.com>]

>>>>> Colin Baxter <m43cap@yandex.com> writes:

>>>>> Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> writes:
    >> Colin Baxter <m43cap@yandex.com> writes: Hi Colin,

    >>> I have discovered I can't access that advantage of the icon. If
    >>> I launch emacs with -Q then putting the point over the icon and
    >>> clicking does indeed display the password en clair. However this
    >>> is not the case when I use my ~/.emacs. Then I get the error:
    >>> 
    >>> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Can't expand minibuffer to
    >>> full frame") (signal error ("Can't expand minibuffer to full
    >>> frame")) (error "Can't expand minibuffer to full frame")
    >>> 
    >>> I don't yet know what is causing this error.

    >> I recommend to bisect your .emacs, until you find the guilty
    >> setting.

    >>> Colin.

    >> Best regards, Michael.

    > The fault doesn't appear to be with my ~/.emacs. If I launch emacs
    > with -Q and load my emacs via M-x load-file <RET> ~/.emacs <RET>
    > then there is no "minibuffer to full frame" error and I see the
    > password by clicking the icon. If I remove my ~/.emacs altogether
    > and have an empty file ~/.emacs then the error reappears when I
    > launch emacs normally, without the Q argument.

    > I wonder if it is because I am using stumpwm as my window
    > manager. I need to switch computers and try with a different
    > window manager.

    > I will report back!

    > Colin.


Success. The fault is indeed with the stumpwm window manager. If I use a
different one, eg openbox, then there is no error and clicking the icon
shows the password.  I suppose I ought to post the problem to stumpwm dev.

Thank you for all your help.

Colin.