6.3.5 The echo area

editor:message

Function

A message is printed in the Echo Area. The argument string must be a string, which may contain formatting characters to be interpreted by format . The argument args consists of arguments to be printed within the string.

editor:clear-echo-area

Function

Clears the Echo Area. The argument string is then printed in the Echo Area. If force is non- nil , the Echo Area is cleared immediately, with no delay. Otherwise, there may be a delay for the user to read any existing message.