bug#19076: 25.0.50; Switching vertical scroll bars off makes the mode line and buffer area disappear

[martin rudalics]

> I have the following in my .Xdefaults file:
>
> emacs.verticalScrollBars: off
>
> When I start Emacs up, the initial frame comes up with no mode line and
> no echo area, so it's impossible to see what happens when I type
> `M-x ...', for instance.

Does this still happen?  If so I'd like to tell you how to debug this.

Thanks, martin