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Article #2225Re: Repeated question in Minibuffer
From: snicoud
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 1991 20:50
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 1991 20:50
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In article <41450@bcsaic.UUCP> Steven Brenner <brenner@husc9.harvard.edu> writes: > > When using epoch, I frequently find that I manage to (perhaps > by clicking in one of the buffer windows before answering a > mini-buffer prompt) get the minibuffer to repeatedly ask me > some question like "Insert what file" or "Kill what buffer". > This question doesn't seem to interfere with anything else I'm > doing (including using other commands which use the > minibuffer), but it is somewhat disconcerting to have it keep > on prompting me. > > How can I either get rid of this repeated prompt or answer it? Try repeatedly using 'other-window' (\C-xo) to get back to the minibuffer and then either complete the command or abort it \C-g. Stephen -- -- Stephen L Nicoud <snicoud@atc.boeing.com> uw-beaver!bcsaic!snicoud Boeing Advanced Technology Center for Computer Sciences Bellevue, Washington USA
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fc7ee,f1b4c7361b10c89a X-Google-Attributes: gidfc7ee,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-02-26 22:11:34 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!unreplyable!garbage From: snicoud@ATC.BOEING.COM Newsgroups: gnu.epoch.misc Subject: Re: Repeated question in Minibuffer Message-ID: <9102262050.AA14527@moclips.boeing.com> Date: 26 Feb 91 20:50:27 GMT References: <41450@bcsaic.UUCP> Sender: daemon@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Distribution: gnu Organization: Boeing Advanced Technology Center for Computer Sciences, Bellevue, WA USA Lines: 22