From: Gerd Moellmann <gerd@gnu.org>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 11:04:00 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (redisplay_internal): Don't clear echo area if the
X-Git-Tag: ttn-vms-21-2-B4~19354
X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3fa69ee7cdf41d6568fc5391465a4161143c4832;p=emacs.git

(redisplay_internal): Don't clear echo area if the
mini-window is selected.
---

diff --git a/src/xdisp.c b/src/xdisp.c
index 986b4a333ce..c6dec89c2bb 100644
--- a/src/xdisp.c
+++ b/src/xdisp.c
@@ -8467,7 +8467,11 @@ redisplay_internal (preserve_echo_area)
      the echo area should be cleared.  */
   if ((!NILP (echo_area_buffer[0]) && !display_last_displayed_message_p)
       || (!NILP (echo_area_buffer[1]) && display_last_displayed_message_p)
-      || (message_cleared_p && minibuf_level == 0))
+      || (message_cleared_p
+	  && minibuf_level == 0
+	  /* If the mini-window is currently selected, this means the
+	     echo-area doesn't show through.  */
+	  && !MINI_WINDOW_P (XWINDOW (selected_window))))
     {
       int window_height_changed_p = echo_area_display (0);
       must_finish = 1;