diff -r 82399f3a8ca8 -r a21271f74bc7 src/Pure/ProofGeneral/proof_general_emacs.ML
--- a/src/Pure/ProofGeneral/proof_general_emacs.ML	Tue Jul 15 15:46:41 2008 +0200
+++ b/src/Pure/ProofGeneral/proof_general_emacs.ML	Tue Jul 15 15:46:43 2008 +0200
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 
 fun setup_messages () =
  (Output.writeln_fn := Output.writeln_default;
-  Output.status_fn := Output.writeln_default;
+  Output.status_fn := (fn "" => () | s => ! Output.priority_fn s);
   Output.priority_fn := (fn s => decorate (special "360") (special "361") "" s);
   Output.tracing_fn := (fn s => decorate (special "360" ^ special "375") (special "361") "" s);
   Output.debug_fn := (fn s => decorate (special "362") (special "363") "+++ " s);