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bug#38457: 27.0.50; dabbrev-expand regression due to message change


From: Juri Linkov
Subject: bug#38457: 27.0.50; dabbrev-expand regression due to message change
Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2019 01:05:03 +0200
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)

>> > That is why I suggest to find a simpler, safer solution for that issue
>> > now, and if you insist on using a timer (which I personally consider
>> > not a good idea), then do this after the release branch is cut.
>> 
>> Using a timer is the right thing to do, there is no simpler solution,
>> it solves all problems.
>
> Sorry, I object to installing a timer-based solution at this time.  It
> is too radical and is likely to cause numerous unintended consequences
> all over the place.
>
> I just suggested another possible solution: bind
> 'minibuffer-message-timeout' to zero when calling 'minibuffer-message'
> from 'message'.  Would that work, or will it have some unwanted side
> effects?

Kévin posted a patch that binds 'minibuffer-message-timeout' to zero, but
it makes each message disappear before the user has a chance to read it.

With a timer-based approach each message disappears too, except
the last message that the user has a chance to read.





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