ADF FACES: af:messages and autosubmit

Using EA14.
I have a view comprised of a main .jspx and two included .jspx files that each contain a f:subview. The main .jspx uses an af:panelPage with a "messages" facet containing an af:messages element. An af:inputText field in a subview has the autoSubmit atrribute set "true". In a valueChangeListener on that field the value entered may be incorrect and a global error message is created by calling
FacesMessage fmsg = new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_ERROR, message, detail);
getFacesContext().addMessage(null, fmsg);
I give all this as prelude to asking why the message added above would not be displayed. If I add a message to the specific component, it appears properly. If I add a global message (clientid=null), the message does not appear. I even tried adding a partialTriggers to the af:messages element, but that didn't work either.
So, is there anything obvious that would be preventing the error message from being displayed?
Thanks.

Are you saying that, whether or not you specify a null clientId, it won't appear in the <af:messages>? When it's non-null, and refers to a specific component, does it appear both by the component or in <af:messages>, or only by the component?

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