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From: klotz@WHEATIES.AI.MIT.EDU (Leigh L. Klotz)
Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug
Subject: ^X-O inside minibuffer
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Date: 16 Jan 89 08:50:06 GMT
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I finally figured out the source of a bizzare annoyance.

If you do ^X-O inside a minibuffer, you will get into
a bizzare mode where the minibuffer prompt (Find File,
Switch to Buffer, whatever) will keep being redisplayed
in the echo area, but the cursor will remain in one
of the normal buffers, and you will be able to edit
normally.  The fix is to go back to the buffer (window?)
you originally executed the ^X-^F (whatever) command in
and type ^G there.

Maybe ^X-O should be disabled inside the minibuffer,
just as ^X-2 is.