bug#43572: Feature request: make it possible to choose whether the first lines of the minibuffer should be displayed instead of the last ones

[Stefan Monnier]

>> That's not my experience so far.  I do find that the
>> `scroll-conservatively` is generally desired for the mini-window
>> (whereas I don't generally like it in normal windows), but other than
>> that I find (much to my surprise) that the generic scrolling code
>> behaves just as well as the ad-hoc scrolling code in resize_mini_window.
> Maybe it's 80% correct, but my worry is exactly those remaining 20%.

Same here.  I only tried that code in very limited circumstances and
I know there are many more scenarios out there that I can't even begin
to imagine.

> So no, I cannot agree that your experience is evidence good enough for
> allowing GP Emacs scrolling code to handle mini-window display.

I definitely don't claim it's good enough to get rid of the ad-hoc
scrolling code, but I think it is worth pursuing.

How 'bout we add a config `minibuffer-scroll-generic`?


        Stefan