patch 9.0.0340: the 'cmdheight' zero support causes too much troublev9.0.0340

Problem:    The 'cmdheight' zero support causes too much trouble.
Solution:   Revert support for 'cmdheight' being zero.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt
index 1aa5c2cd9..1b9ae38db 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/options.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt
@@ -1783,18 +1783,11 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 						*'cmdheight'* *'ch'*
 'cmdheight' 'ch'	number	(default 1)
 			global or local to tab page
-	Number of screen lines to use for the command-line.  Helps avoiding
-	|hit-enter| prompts.
+	Number of screen lines to use for the command-line.  A larger value
+	helps avoiding |hit-enter| prompts.
 	The value of this option is stored with the tab page, so that each tab
 	page can have a different value.
 
-	When 'cmdheight' is zero, there is no command-line unless it is being
-	used.  Informative messages will be displayed in a popup notification
-	window at the bottom if the window, using the MessageWindow highlight
-	group {only if compiled with the +popupwin and +timers features},
-	otherwise they will not be displayed.  Other messages will cause the
-	|hit-enter| prompt.  Expect some other unexpected behavior too.
-
 						*'cmdwinheight'* *'cwh'*
 'cmdwinheight' 'cwh'	number	(default 7)
 			global
@@ -6474,11 +6467,9 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 		45%	relative position in the file
 	If 'rulerformat' is set, it will determine the contents of the ruler.
 	Each window has its own ruler.  If a window has a status line, the
-	ruler is shown there.  If a window doesn't have a status line and
-	'cmdheight' is zero, the ruler is not shown.  Otherwise it is shown in
-	the last line of the screen.  If the statusline is given by
-	'statusline' (i.e. not empty), this option takes precedence over
-	'ruler' and 'rulerformat'.
+	ruler is shown there.  Otherwise it is shown in the last line of the
+	screen.  If the statusline is given by 'statusline' (i.e. not empty),
+	this option takes precedence over 'ruler' and 'rulerformat'.
 	If the number of characters displayed is different from the number of
 	bytes in the text (e.g., for a TAB or a multibyte character), both
 	the text column (byte number) and the screen column are shown,
@@ -7128,7 +7119,6 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 			|+cmdline_info| feature}
 	Show (partial) command in the last line of the screen.  Set this
 	option off if your terminal is slow.
-	The option has no effect when 'cmdheight' is zero.
 	In Visual mode the size of the selected area is shown:
 	- When selecting characters within a line, the number of characters.
 	  If the number of bytes is different it is also displayed: "2-6"
@@ -7178,7 +7168,6 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	If in Insert, Replace or Visual mode put a message on the last line.
 	Use the 'M' flag in 'highlight' to set the type of highlighting for
 	this message.
-	The option has no effect when 'cmdheight' is zero.
 	When |XIM| may be used the message will include "XIM".  But this
 	doesn't mean XIM is really active, especially when 'imactivatekey' is
 	not set.