bugGNU nano - Bugs: bug #56273, typing ^W M-J gives no feedback

 
 

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bug #56273: typing ^W M-J gives no feedback

Submitter:  Benno Schulenberg <bens>
Submitted:  Mon 06 May 2019 08:34:46 AM UTC
   
 
Severity:  2 - Minor Status:  Fixed
Assigned to:  bens Open/Closed:  Closed

Sun 24 May 2020 08:11:28 AM UTC, comment #4: 

Released in version 4.9.3.

Benno Schulenberg <bens>
Group administrator
Fri 22 May 2020 10:16:56 AM UTC, comment #3: 

Fixed in git, commit 2c5045bf.

Benno Schulenberg <bens>
Group administrator
Mon 06 May 2019 09:55:19 AM UTC, comment #2: 

The feedback gets wiped by the wipe_statusbar() call in do_prompt()...  It is meant to clear the prompt bar, but kills any feedback that a function might have given.

Well, the only remaining function in the Seacrch menu is M-J (Full Justify), and it really shouldn't be there.  So... instead of fixing this feedback problem, maybe it's time to create the separate Tools menu.

Benno Schulenberg <bens>
Group administrator
Mon 06 May 2019 09:33:35 AM UTC, comment #1: 

Typing ^W M-J never gives any feedback.  That is: also when not in view mode.  Or rather: the feedback it gives gets wiped.

Benno Schulenberg <bens>
Group administrator
Mon 06 May 2019 08:34:46 AM UTC, original submission:  

To reproduce, run:

  src/nano --ignore --view README

Then type: ^W M-J.

Result: nothing happens, and nothing is shown on the status bar.

Now type M-J (without the ^W).  Result: "[ Key is invalid in view mode ]" is shown on the status bar.

Expected behavior: ^W M-J should at least show the same message.  Maybe it should not even exit from the Search prompt.

Benno Schulenberg <bens>
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    Date Changed by Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced by
    2020-05-24 bens Open/ClosedOpen Closed
    2020-05-22 bens Severity3 - Normal 2 - Minor
        StatusNone Fixed
        Assigned toNone bens
    2019-05-06 bens Severity2 - Minor 3 - Normal
        Summarytyping ^W M-J in view mode gives no feedback typing ^W M-J gives no feedback

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