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Re: Stop frames stealing eachothers' minibuffers!


From: martin rudalics
Subject: Re: Stop frames stealing eachothers' minibuffers!
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2020 16:42:06 +0100

> That's a basic thing to learn when you use Emacs.  And it's easy to
> understand: the echo area is for "status messages" with which you do
> not interact (and this is visible because the point does not leave the
> buffer in which you are), minibuffers are for "commands" with which
> you interact (and this is visible because the point moves from the
> buffer in which you are to the miniwindow).

It's not so easy.  With Emacs 26, 'y-or-n-p' still used the echo area
for answering questions.

martin



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