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diff --git a/lisp/startup.el b/lisp/startup.el
index 5ef0dba00b320eed57fbcc72797c929ecce99539..e10f34c6c7e9aae30378f280497cc13b1f0ffa5e 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/startup.el
+++ b/lisp/startup.el
@@ -1481,8 +1481,14 @@ normal otherwise."
                            nil t))
                       (error nil))
                   (kill-buffer buffer)))))
+      ;; display-splash-screen at the end of command-line-1 calls
+      ;; use-fancy-splash-screens-p. This can cause image.el to be
+      ;; loaded, putting "Loading image... done" in the echo area.
+      ;; This hides startup-echo-area-message. So
+      ;; use-fancy-splash-screens-p is called here simply to get the
+      ;; loading of image.el (if needed) out of the way before
+      ;; display-startup-echo-area-message runs.
       (progn
-        ;; Stop any "Loading image..." message hiding echo-area-message.
         (use-fancy-splash-screens-p)
         (display-startup-echo-area-message)))