(echo_area_display): If cursor is in the echo area, make

sure that the next redisplay displays the minibuffer, so that
the cursor will be replaced with what the minibuffer wants.

2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index ba18459e58c..4167ecf40b0 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2000-11-30  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
 
+        * xdisp.c (echo_area_display): If cursor is in the echo area, make
+        sure that the next redisplay displays the minibuffer, so that
+        the cursor will be replaced with what the minibuffer wants.
+
         * xterm.c: Test USE_TOOLKIT_SCROLL_BARS everywhere with #ifdef and
         #ifndef instead of using #if.
         (XTread_socket) [USE_MOTIF] <KeyPress>: Call XmIsScrollBar only if
diff --git a/src/xdisp.c b/src/xdisp.c
index 15e52cde5aa..0ea22b6387e 100644
--- a/src/xdisp.c
+++ b/src/xdisp.c
@@ -6631,6 +6631,12 @@ echo_area_display (update_frame_p)
             }
           else
             update_frame (f, 1, 1);
+
+          /* If cursor is in the echo area, make sure that the next
+             redisplay displays the minibuffer, so that the cursor will
+             be replaced with what the minibuffer wants.  */
+          if (cursor_in_echo_area)
+            ++windows_or_buffers_changed;
         }
     }
   else if (!EQ (mini_window, selected_window))