From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#4477: 23.1; logging minibuffer-message messages Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:36:56 -0700 Message-ID: Reply-To: Drew Adams , 4477@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1253260044 30275 80.91.229.12 (18 Sep 2009 07:47:24 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:47:24 +0000 (UTC) To: Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Sep 18 09:47:17 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MoYBY-0002lF-SG for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:47:17 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60838 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MoYBY-0002o0-9R for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:47:16 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MoYBS-0002n4-Pe for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:47:10 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MoYBN-0002kk-1p for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:47:09 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=56958 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MoYBM-0002kh-TT for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:47:04 -0400 Original-Received: from mx20.gnu.org ([199.232.41.8]:50887) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MoYBM-0006nI-Ac for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:47:04 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MoYBL-0001Hx-BN for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:47:03 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu (rzlab.ucr.edu [127.0.0.1]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n8I7l1AZ031858; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:47:01 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n8I7j4r1031512; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:45:04 -0700 Resent-Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:45:04 -0700 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Resent-From: "Drew Adams" Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs 2Resent-Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:45:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: report 4477 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B.125325942630362 (code B ref -1); Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:45:03 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 18 Sep 2009 07:37:06 +0000 X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n8I7b4Q7030359 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:37:05 -0700 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MoY1g-0008Rt-4Z for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:37:04 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MoY1a-0008Rh-OH for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:37:02 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=49832 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MoY1a-0008Re-IP for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:36:58 -0400 Original-Received: from mx20.gnu.org ([199.232.41.8]:50441) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MoY1a-0005Jz-4p for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:36:58 -0400 Original-Received: from rcsinet11.oracle.com ([148.87.113.123] helo=rgminet11.oracle.com) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MoY1Z-0000pr-HJ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:36:57 -0400 Original-Received: from acsinet15.oracle.com (acsinet15.oracle.com [141.146.126.227]) by rgminet11.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id n8I7bgIH012110 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:37:43 GMT Original-Received: from abhmt008.oracle.com (abhmt008.oracle.com [141.146.116.17]) by acsinet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id n8I7bHwe019022 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:37:17 GMT Original-Received: from dradamslap1 (/141.144.80.110) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:36:52 -0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: Aco4Msy2uCN2/DD/TdWdkoUASTpukg== X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Source-IP: abhmt008.oracle.com [141.146.116.17] X-Auth-Type: Internal IP X-CT-RefId: str=0001.0A090207.4AB33895.0098:SCFSTAT5015188,ss=1,fgs=0 X-detected-operating-system: by mx20.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-detected-operating-system: by mx20.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) Resent-Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:47:09 -0400 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:31206 Archived-At: Enhancement request: be able to log `minibuffer-message' messages. > From: Giorgos Keramidas Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 8:22 AM > On Tue, 12 May 2009 07:57:09 -0700, "Drew Adams" > > > How about having a way to log minibuffer messages? > > > > For example, option `message-log-max', which allows for > > disabling logging, could have additional values: > > > > * negative N means (abs N) max lines + log minibuf msgs too > > * other non-nil value, besides t and N, means log minibuf msgs too > > > > With minibuffer messages logged also, a user can consult *Messages* > > (e.g. using `C-x C-b') if s?he misses an ephemeral message. > > That would be useful. I have seen tips about key bindings fly by too > fast when the minibuffer displays something else. Being able > to go back and look for them in *Messages* would be nice. In GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2009-07-29 on SOFT-MJASON Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600 configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.4)'