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lisp/frame.el

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ These supercede the values given in default-frame-alist.")
 ;;; Return some frame other than the current frame,
 ;;; creating one if neccessary.  Note that the minibuffer frame, if
 ;;; separate, is not considered (see next-frame).
-(defun get-frame ()
+(defun get-other-frame ()
   (let ((s (if (equal (next-frame (selected-frame)) (selected-frame))
 	       (new-frame)
 	     (next-frame (selected-frame)))))

src/xdisp.c

@@ -193,7 +193,12 @@ message (m, a1, a2, a3)
   else if (INTERACTIVE && FRAME_MESSAGE_BUF (selected_frame))
     {
 #ifdef MULTI_FRAME
+      Lisp_Object minibuf_frame;
+
       choose_minibuf_frame ();
+      minibuf_frame = WINDOW_FRAME (XWINDOW (minibuf_window));
+      if (FRAME_VISIBLE_P (selected_frame)
+	  && ! FRAME_VISIBLE_P (XFRAME (minibuf_frame)))
 	Fmake_frame_visible (WINDOW_FRAME (XWINDOW (minibuf_window)));
 #endif
 
@@ -244,7 +249,12 @@ message1 (m)
   else if (INTERACTIVE && FRAME_MESSAGE_BUF (selected_frame))
     {
 #ifdef MULTI_FRAME
+      Lisp_Object minibuf_frame;
+
       choose_minibuf_frame ();
+      minibuf_frame = WINDOW_FRAME (XWINDOW (minibuf_window));
+      if (FRAME_VISIBLE_P (selected_frame)
+	  && ! FRAME_VISIBLE_P (XFRAME (minibuf_frame)))
 	Fmake_frame_visible (WINDOW_FRAME (XWINDOW (minibuf_window)));
 #endif
 
@@ -1771,6 +1781,7 @@ display_mode_line (w)
   if (FRAME_IS_X (f)
       && ! FRAME_MINIBUF_ONLY_P (f)
       && w == XWINDOW (f->selected_window)
+      && XINT (Flength (Vframe_list)) > 1
       && (NILP (Fstring_equal (XBUFFER (w->buffer)->name, f->name))))
     x_set_name (f, XBUFFER (w->buffer)->name, Qnil);
 #endif