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Re: messages override minibuffer input
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David Kastrup |
Subject: |
Re: messages override minibuffer input |
Date: |
Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:12:37 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/23.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Johannes Weiner <address@hidden> writes:
> Hi,
>
> On Sun, Sep 23, 2007 at 05:54:44PM -0400, Richard Stallman wrote:
>> If we put such messages at the end, that may cause the minibuffer
>> to grow by a line. Would you find that disturbing?
>>
>> If not, perhaps the thing to do is to put the message below the
>> current input, always growing the minibuffer. Or put the message
>> above the minibuffer contents. What would you think of that?
>
> Growing is not smooth. If you grow to the top, the above line distracts you
> if you normally read text from top to bottom. If you grow to the bottom, the
> original minibuffer line where you currently type in moves one line up. So I
> would prefer to avoid growing the minibuffer whenever possible. If the
> content wraps, then growing to the bottom as it is right now, is okay.
>
> A clean solution would be, to have messages concerning your current input
> (Mismatched parenthesis, ...) appear at the end of the minibuffer in
> brackets.
Right-justified? And wrap the input before it when necessary? That
would cause the least redisplay jitter, I would guess.
--
David Kastrup
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, (continued)
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Roland Winkler, 2007/09/24
- RE: messages override minibuffer input, Drew Adams, 2007/09/23
- RE: messages override minibuffer input, Roland Winkler, 2007/09/23
- RE: messages override minibuffer input, Drew Adams, 2007/09/23
- RE: messages override minibuffer input, Roland Winkler, 2007/09/23
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Robert J. Chassell, 2007/09/24
- RE: messages override minibuffer input, Drew Adams, 2007/09/24
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Robert J. Chassell, 2007/09/24
- RE: messages override minibuffer input, Drew Adams, 2007/09/24
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Johannes Weiner, 2007/09/24
- Re: messages override minibuffer input,
David Kastrup <=
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Johannes Weiner, 2007/09/24
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Roland Winkler, 2007/09/24
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/25
- RE: messages override minibuffer input, Drew Adams, 2007/09/24
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/25
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Davis Herring, 2007/09/17
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Stefan Monnier, 2007/09/17
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/23
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Stefan Monnier, 2007/09/24
- Re: messages override minibuffer input, Davis Herring, 2007/09/24