bug#43572: Feature request: make it possible to choose whether the first lines of the minibuffer should be displayed instead of the last ones

[Drew Adams]

> I actually thought about putting the text property or overlay on the
> first character of the text inserted into the minibuffer, something
> that can be done in a minibuffer-setup-hook.  This way, it will be
> easy to find.  Of course, having that on any other part of the text
> will not make the job much harder, either.

Caveat: haven't been following this thread.

I put text properties on the first char of the
minibuffer prompt, for some special purposes.
Dunno whether that makes sense in your context.