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diff --git a/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi b/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi index dbbf1da7490..47ecc9e5893 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi @@ -58,16 +58,17 @@ including @code{beginning-of-line}, @code{forward-word}, @code{forward-sentence}, and @code{forward-paragraph}, stop at the boundary between the prompt and the actual text. +@c See http://debbugs.gnu.org/11276 The minibuffer's window is normally a single line; it grows -automatically if the contents require more space. You can explicitly -@c FIXME? Works in 23.4, not 24.0.95. (Bug#11276) -resize it temporarily with the window sizing commands; it reverts to -its normal size when the minibuffer is exited. You can resize it -@c FIXME? Doesn't work in any version of Emacs? +automatically if the contents require more space. Whilst it is +active, you can explicitly resize it temporarily with the window +sizing commands; it reverts to its normal size when the minibuffer is +exited. When the minibuffer is not active, you can resize it permanently by using the window sizing commands in the frame's other -window, when the minibuffer is not active. If the frame contains just -a minibuffer, you can change the minibuffer's size by changing the -frame's size. +window, or dragging the mode line with the mouse. (Due to details of +the current implementation, for this to work @code{resize-mini-windows} +must be @code{nil}.) If the frame contains just a minibuffer, you can +change the minibuffer's size by changing the frame's size. Use of the minibuffer reads input events, and that alters the values of variables such as @code{this-command} and @code{last-command} |