2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 44cc4c78616..2403ab0491c 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-08-21  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+        * subr.el (read-key): Don't echo keystrokes (bug#6883).
+
 2010-08-21  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
         * menu-bar.el (menu-bar-games-menu): Add landmark.
diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
index ad939dc6bb4..a4a0996a726 100644
--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -1818,6 +1818,7 @@ When there's an ambiguity because the key looks like the prefix of
 some sort of escape sequence, the ambiguity is resolved via `read-key-delay'."
   (let ((overriding-terminal-local-map read-key-empty-map)
         (overriding-local-map nil)
+        (echo-keystrokes 0)
         (old-global-map (current-global-map))
         (timer (run-with-idle-timer
                 ;; Wait long enough that Emacs has the time to receive and