mini buffer output to ring

mini buffer output to ring

[Gary Wessle]

Hi
who can I kill/copy the mini-buffer output to the kill ring.
I get a message that I need to paste to the newsgroup and if I
highlight the mini-buffer, the message disappears.

thanks

Re: mini buffer output to ring

[Colin S. Miller]

Gary Wessle wrote:
> Hi
> how can I kill/copy the mini-buffer output to the kill ring?
> 
> thanks

Gary,
C-h l (view-lossage) should open a buffer containg a list of recent key-presses,
and recent mini-buffer messages. You can then copy to the kill-ring from this buffer.

HTH,
Colin S. Miller

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Re: mini buffer output to ring

[Johan Bockgård]

"Colin S. Miller" <no-spam-thank-you@csmiller.demon.co.uk> writes:

> C-h l (view-lossage) should open a buffer containg [...] recent
> mini-buffer messages.

Only in XEmacs.

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Johan Bockgård

RE: mini buffer output to ring

[Drew Adams]

    who can I kill/copy the mini-buffer output to the kill ring.
    I get a message that I need to paste to the newsgroup and if I
    highlight the mini-buffer, the message disappears.

(Most) such messages are actually printed in the echo area, not the
minibuffer (which shares the same physical part of the screen). The
minibuffer is for input; the echo area is for output.

(Most) such messages are also logged to buffer *Messages*. Simply visit that
buffer (C-x b *Messages*) and copy the message you want, then paste where
you want.