(direct_output_for_insert): Give up if we are showing

a message or just cleared the message because we might need to
resize the echo area window or display an empty echo area.

2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 6345e0d7c4e..ae5187457d6 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2001-02-22  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
+
+        * dispnew.c (direct_output_for_insert): Give up if we are showing
+        a message or just cleared the message because we might need to
+        resize the echo area window or display an empty echo area.
+
 2001-02-21  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
 
         * xdisp.c (redisplay_internal): Do the
diff --git a/src/dispnew.c b/src/dispnew.c
index 337e3c9264a..2823b79c7b2 100644
--- a/src/dispnew.c
+++ b/src/dispnew.c
@@ -3416,6 +3416,10 @@ direct_output_for_insert (g)
       || g == '\r'
       /* Give up if unable to display the cursor in the window.  */
       || w->cursor.vpos < 0
+      /* Give up if we are showing a message or just cleared the message
+         because we might need to resize the echo area window.  */
+      || !NILP (echo_area_buffer[0])
+      || !NILP (echo_area_buffer[1])
       || (glyph_row = MATRIX_ROW (w->current_matrix, w->cursor.vpos),
           /* Can't do it in a continued line because continuation
              lines would change.  */