(isearch-original-minibuffer-message-timeout): New var.

(isearch-mode): Set `minibuffer-message-timeout' to nil, after
stashing away its original value.
(isearch-edit-string): Temporarily restore `minibuffer-message-timeout'
in the recursive edit.
Bind `isearch-original-minibuffer-message-timeout' to protect it.
(isearch-done): Restore `minibuffer-message-timeout'.

diff --git a/lisp/isearch.el b/lisp/isearch.el
index 5caf81fa1da738e0307836212d49d66dc1bfb64c..ae5d1cbf0b2deaefbe5bd9241f505833adad30ae 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/isearch.el
+++ b/lisp/isearch.el
@@ -365,6 +365,9 @@ Default value, nil, means edit the string instead."
 ;   case in the search string is ignored.
 (defvar isearch-case-fold-search nil)
 
+;; Used to save default value while isearch is active
+(defvar isearch-original-minibuffer-message-timeout nil)
+
 (defvar isearch-adjusted nil)
 (defvar isearch-slow-terminal-mode nil)
 ;;; If t, using a small window.
@@ -536,7 +539,12 @@ is treated as a regexp.  See \\[isearch-forward] for more info."
        isearch-opened-overlays nil
        isearch-input-method-function input-method-function
        isearch-input-method-local-p (local-variable-p 'input-method-function)
-       regexp-search-ring-yank-pointer nil)
+       regexp-search-ring-yank-pointer nil
+
+       ;; Save the original value of `minibuffer-message-timeout', and
+       ;; set it to nil so that isearch's messages don't get timed out.
+       isearch-original-minibuffer-message-timeout minibuffer-message-timeout
+       minibuffer-message-timeout nil)
 
   ;; We must bypass input method while reading key.  When a user type
   ;; printable character, appropriate input method is turned on in
@@ -631,6 +639,7 @@ is treated as a regexp.  See \\[isearch-forward] for more info."
   ;; If NOPUSH is non-nil, we don't push the string on the search ring.
   (setq overriding-terminal-local-map nil)
   ;; (setq pre-command-hook isearch-old-pre-command-hook) ; for lemacs
+  (setq minibuffer-message-timeout isearch-original-minibuffer-message-timeout)
   (isearch-dehighlight t)
   (isearch-lazy-highlight-cleanup)
   (let ((found-start (window-start (selected-window)))
@@ -777,6 +786,12 @@ If first char entered is \\[isearch-yank-word], then do word search instead."
              (isearch-recursive-edit isearch-recursive-edit)
              ;; Save current configuration so we can restore it here.
              (isearch-window-configuration (current-window-configuration))
+
+             ;; Temporarily restore `minibuffer-message-timeout'.
+             (minibuffer-message-timeout
+              isearch-original-minibuffer-message-timeout)
+             (isearch-original-minibuffer-message-timeout
+              isearch-original-minibuffer-message-timeout)
              )
 
          ;; Actually terminate isearching until editing is done.