From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dani Moncayo Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#9557: 24.0.50; "y-or-n-p" does not clear the echo area Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:47:54 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87litj8898.fsf@mail.jurta.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1316540943 23557 80.91.229.12 (20 Sep 2011 17:49:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:49:03 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 9557@debbugs.gnu.org To: Juri Linkov Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Sep 20 19:48:59 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R64RH-0001q1-5D for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:48:59 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:57717 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R64RG-0000NY-PJ for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:48:58 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:36220) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R64RE-0000NI-2y for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:48:56 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R64RD-0006ah-32 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:48:55 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:34614) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R64RD-0006ab-0C for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:48:55 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R64WA-0000kF-DU for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:54:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Dani Moncayo Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:54:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 9557 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 9557-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B9557.13165411862751 (code B ref 9557); Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:54:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 9557) by debbugs.gnu.org; 20 Sep 2011 17:53:06 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R64VF-0000iI-QE for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:53:06 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-yw0-f44.google.com ([209.85.213.44]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1R64VD-0000i8-Gt for 9557@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:53:04 -0400 Original-Received: by ywa6 with SMTP id 6so555459ywa.3 for <9557@debbugs.gnu.org>; Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:47:55 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=kbULttn0szM3ZWK/EDQJp5XtCGwlXZBLMGvmmE3e6qE=; b=R8G1SUxXOwG60TtKiA7I8cZd5/PumNY6fpESQwLB1j630B4i0VwyTe6QpJX5XYdAMB rjV29BUkd6T+YDjfF9mDVnFcjr2UgSySqThqIoBmT+r0l8LzK9QR0+9v2MqiMVsQbJVQ gTQGU7pucLrNyAO/2zzg3i2kqcdgIfgR2vG0E= Original-Received: by 10.68.36.228 with SMTP id t4mr6950199pbj.103.1316540874508; Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:47:54 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.142.143.3 with HTTP; Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:47:54 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87litj8898.fsf@mail.jurta.org> X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:54:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:51551 Archived-At: >> In my case, I find that echo a bit unnecessary/disconcerting (hence >> this bug report). >> >> What about adding a variable to control that echo (with default value >> "on", to keep the current behavior untouched)? > > You can put in your .emacs: > > (defadvice y-or-n-p (around y-or-n-p act) > =A0(let ((answer ad-do-it)) > =A0 =A0(message "") > =A0 =A0answer)) > Thanks, Juri. It works fine. I'll use it. I was going to propose another (more flexible) alternative: Instead of storing a boolean value in a variable (to switch echoing on/off), store a time delay, after which the echoed text would be removed (if was not already removed by another event). A value of 0 would mean "don't echo", and a value greater that some limit would mean "never remove" (as now). But if no one else thinks that this change is worthwhile, you can close this bug report. Thanks again. --=20 Dani Moncayo