Re: y-or-n-p-with-timeout

[Jan D.]

>     If `y-or-n-p-with-timeout' is broken on some platforms in certain
>     situations does this not automatically imply that `with-timeout' is
>     broken on these same platforms in those same situations?
>
> Yes, the timeout won't work if the code in Emacs is not running timers.
>
> Since it turns out there is no harm in running Lisp code within
> BLOCK_INPUT, can we arrange to check Lisp timers in the
> places that currently fail to do so?

This should only be needed where we BLOCK_INPUT for a longer time, and 
the places I know of are menus and dialogs.  Are there any other 
operations that needs to be considered?  I'm fixing menus and dialogs 
right now.

        Jan D.