bug#46243: [External] : Re: bug#46243: 26.3; If invoke menu item that reads a char, get keystrokes echo

[Stefan Monnier]

> I took a look at the related code, including the changes in Emacs 23
> that caused bug#15332, but didn't see any clear suspects.  Which may
> not be surprising, as the complex system of variables and flags we use
> in keyboard.c to DTRT with this stuff is above my pay grade.

I think it's above everyone's pay grade, indeed :-(

> So I propose the much simpler patch below.  It may look like a kludgey
> band-aid at first sight, but OTOH consider this:

Looks OK to me.  It's fairly unusual to want echo-keystrokes working
when there's a prompt in any case.  The only case I can think of right
now is for `C-h k` and `C-h c` (but these use `read-key-sequence` so
I think they won't be affected).


        Stefan