From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#19471: Emacs can't copy text Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2016 17:46:24 +0300 Message-ID: <83lh1hpikf.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87a8hydqpu.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1467643644 2239 80.91.229.3 (4 Jul 2016 14:47:24 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 14:47:24 +0000 (UTC) Cc: kelly@prtime.org, 19471@debbugs.gnu.org To: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jul 04 16:47:12 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1bK59T-0003jO-KU for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 04 Jul 2016 16:47:11 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:48373 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bK59S-0004P3-R8 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:47:10 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:57942) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bK59L-0004Ok-PC for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:47:04 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bK59J-000415-VP for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:47:02 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:53112) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bK59J-000411-Rp for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:47:01 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bK59J-00009n-NE for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:47:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2016 14:47:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 19471 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 19471-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B19471.1467643618594 (code B ref 19471); Mon, 04 Jul 2016 14:47:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 19471) by debbugs.gnu.org; 4 Jul 2016 14:46:58 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37216 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bK59G-00009W-7R for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:46:58 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:38689) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bK59D-00009I-VB for 19471@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:46:56 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bK593-0003zN-KU for 19471@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:46:50 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:56327) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bK593-0003zI-HS; Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:46:45 -0400 Original-Received: from 84.94.185.246.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.246]:1833 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:128) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1bK591-0007TN-LG; Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:46:44 -0400 In-reply-to: <87a8hydqpu.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> (npostavs@users.sourceforge.net) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:120397 Archived-At: > From: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net > Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2016 23:31:09 -0400 > Cc: 19471@debbugs.gnu.org > > Perhaps we could add some feature to be able to copy the displayed > string instead of the underlying text. Indeed, this would be useful, IMO. The tricky part is to figure out what is actually displayed, when there are several overlays at point. Volunteers are welcome.