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From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@dman.ddts.net>
Subject: Re: transient-mark-mode goes to edge of screen not end of line
Date: 14 Aug 2002 07:36:21 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <874rdy1gcq.fsf@jidanni.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87u1lzg4sn.fsf@prep.synonet.com

>> Gentlemen, transient-mark-mode's blue area extends to the right edge
>> of the screen, making some users uncomfortable as it would thus not
>> reveal any trailing blanks at the ends of lines, and "there's
>> nothing there but it acts like there is".
 
>> Consider what happens when one selects an area with the mouse in
>> your average browser.  I would expect emacs to act like that.

P> You where about to propose that the marked area covers existing
P> chars only? Modulo EOL stuff...

Yes, or make it the new default with an option to go back to the bad
old way.
-- 
http://jidanni.org/ Taiwan(04)25854780

      reply	other threads:[~2002-08-13 23:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-08-11 12:11 transient-mark-mode goes to edge of screen not end of line Dan Jacobson
2002-08-12 21:12 ` Paul Repacholi
2002-08-13 23:36   ` Dan Jacobson [this message]

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