raise-minibuffer-frame does not work

[Steven W. Orr]

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In GNU Emacs 21.3.1 (i386-redhat-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2005-02-04 on bugs.build.redhat.com
configured using `configure  --build=i386-redhat-linux --host=i386-redhat-linux 
--target=i386-redhat-linux-gnu --program-prefix= --prefix=/usr 
--exec-prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/bin --sbindir=/usr/sbin --sysconfdir=/etc 
--datadir=/usr/share --includedir=/usr/include --libdir=/usr/lib 
--libexecdir=/usr/libexec --localstatedir=/var --sharedstatedir=/usr/com 
--mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --with-pop --with-sound'
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: C
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: C
  locale-coding-system: nil
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: nil

Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:

I have the following code in my .emacs startup:
        (if use-separate-frame
            (progn
              (setq resize-minibuffer-frame t)
              (setq x-pointer-shape x-pointer-left-ptr)
              
              (setq minibuffer-auto-raise t)
              (defadvice message (after message activate)
                (raise-minibuffer-frame))
              (defadvice y-or-n-p (before y-or-n-p activate)
                (raise-minibuffer-frame))
              ;; isearch mode stuff
              (add-hook 'isearch-mode-hook 'raise-minibuffer-frame)
;             (add-hook 'isearch-mode-end-hook 'lower-minibuffer-frame)
              
              (add-hook 'minibuffer-setup-hook 'raise-minibuffer-frame)
;             (add-hook 'minibuffer-exit-hook 'lower-minibuffer-frame)
              ))

It always used to work, now it does not always work.



Recent input:
<return> C-f C-f M-k C-a C-f C-f C-SPC M-f M-f <up> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> 
<right> <right> <escape> w <escape> : C-y <return> 
C-h b C-h C-h C-a C-s C-x p C-s b u g C-s C-a M-x s 
u b m i t - b <tab> <help-echo> <backspace> <backspace> 
<backspace> <tab> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace> 
<backspace> <backspace> C-h C-g C-g C-g C-g C-h a s 
u b m i t <return> C-x 0 C-x 0 C-c C-b <help-echo> 
<switch-frame> <switch-frame> C-a M-x r e p o <tab> 
r <tab> <return>

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