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bug (maybe) when C-x C-q in Minibuffer

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From: Mike Coleman
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 1990 01:26
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I accidentally typed C-x C-q while in the Minibuffer (during C-x C-f, for
example) and got some peculiar behavior.  

To get the bug, start emacs, then C-x C-f, type 'asdf', then C-x C-q.

Typing any character at this point gives a message that the minibuffer is
read-only.  This is sensible enough, although somewhat useless.  If a C-g is
executed at this point (i.e., before a second C-x C-q), emacs seems to enter a
slightly bizarre state.

A '%' appears on the mode line before the '('.  It is now possible to get into
the minibuffer using C-x C-o and type into it.  If you hit a return, emacs
complains "No catch for tag: exit, nil".  Hitting space gives "Symbol's
function definition is void: nil".  I have seen odd strings like
"\367\377\363\240" appear in the buffer when typing other characters.  Typing
C-g gives "no recursive edit in progress"

I know of no fix for this other than exiting the editor.
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Subject: bug (maybe) when C-x C-q in Minibuffer
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