Re: messages to *Messages* without appearing in mini-buffer?

[Gregory Heytings]

> what is the easiest way to output text to the *Messages* buffer, in 
> elisp, without having it appear in the echo (mini-buffer) area?

(defun message-quiet (format-string &rest args)
  "Like `message', but do not display the message at the bottom of the screen."
  (let ((set-message-function #'always))
    (apply #'message format-string args)))