multiline minibuffer?

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From: Boris 'halfway' Goldowsky
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1991 01:32

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I am trying to implement a function that writes a message to the minibuffer
(or rather, the echo area) but the message may be more than one line.  

I can make the echo area bigger with enlarge-window, but messages still
print out on one line with "\n" translated to "^J".

Questions:
 - does anyone have a function to do this?
 - is there a way to defeat the un-newlinification?
 - is this considered Bad Practice?

thanks,

Bng


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Boris Goldowsky                        The only way you'll end up in a corner
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Subject: multiline minibuffer?
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