(display_text_line): Truncate the minibuf_prompt if nec.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/xdisp.c b/src/xdisp.c
index 1ee03170846..50fc2ae7637 100644
--- a/src/xdisp.c
+++ b/src/xdisp.c
@@ -2147,8 +2147,13 @@ display_text_line (w, start, vpos, hpos, taboffset)
           minibuf_prompt_width
             = (display_string (w, vpos, XSTRING (minibuf_prompt)->data,
                                XSTRING (minibuf_prompt)->size, hpos,
-                               (!truncate ? continuer : truncator),
-                               1, -1, -1)
+                               /* Display a space if we truncate.  */
+                               ' ',
+                               1, -1,
+                               /* Truncate the prompt a little before the
+                                  margin, so user input can at least start
+                                  on the first line.  */
+                               w->width > 10 ? w->width - 4 : -1)
                - hpos);
           hpos += minibuf_prompt_width;
         }