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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Okamsn <okamsn@protonmail.com>,
	Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 73782@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#73782: [PATCH] Add `delete-selection-local-mode'.
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 08:38:38 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <86zfn8tvdt.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <d56e08e2-bb2b-4462-b6bc-70bfebf2e43f@protonmail.com> (bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org)

> Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 01:25:28 +0000
> From:  Okamsn via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
>  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
> 
> This patch adds a local version of `delete-selection-mode`. I use a 
> modal editing package for which I would like to have 
> `delete-selection-mode` enabled depending on the modal state that is 
> active in the buffer. This doesn't currently work because 
> `delete-selection-mode` applies to all buffers.

Thanks.  This feature needs a NEWS entry, and maybe also a suitable
change to the user manual.

> For compatibility, I made the local mode set the value of the variable 
> `delete-selection-mode` buffer locally. I see that some features, such 
> as the built-in `table.el`, check that variable to adjust their 
> behavior. Do you think that is a good way to maintain compatibility?

SGTM, but I'd like to hear from Stefan (CC'ed) as well.





  reply	other threads:[~2024-10-13  5:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-10-13  1:25 bug#73782: [PATCH] Add `delete-selection-local-mode' Okamsn via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2024-10-13  5:38 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2024-10-17 17:07 ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2024-10-24  3:24   ` Okamsn via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2024-10-24 14:01     ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2024-10-26 18:14       ` Okamsn via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2024-10-26 18:53         ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors

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