Re: logging minibuffer-message messages

[Giorgos Keramidas]

On Tue, 12 May 2009 07:57:09 -0700, "Drew Adams" <address@hidden> wrote:
> How about having a way to log minibuffer messages?
>
> For example, option `message-log-max', which allows for disabling logging, 
> could
> have additional values:
>
> * negative N means (abs N) max lines + log minibuf msgs too
> * other non-nil value, besides t and N, means log minibuf msgs too
>
> With minibuffer messages logged also, a user can consult *Messages*
> (e.g. using `C-x C-b') if s?he misses an ephemeral message.

That would be useful.  I have seen tips about key bindings fly by too
fast when the minibuffer displays something else.  Being able to go back
and look for them in *Messages* would be nice.