bug#6199: C-x C-x does not activate mark when cua-mode is on

bug#6199: C-x C-x does not activate mark when cua-mode is on

[Lennart Borgman]

It does without cua-mode (if transient-mode is on).

I think it should do it when cua-mode is on t.

I believe it should be activated to behave the same as when cua-mode is off.

bug#6199: Fwd: bug#6199: C-x C-x does not activate mark when cua-mode is on

[Kim F. Storm]

Hi Lennart

It is by design - maybe bad design, but it is documented:

| C-x C-x runs the command cua-exchange-point-and-mark, which is an
| interactive compiled Lisp function in `cua-base.el'.
|  
| It is bound to C-x C-x.
|  
| (cua-exchange-point-and-mark ARG)
|  
| Exchanges point and mark, but don't activate the mark.
| Activates the mark if a prefix argument is given.


I suggest that you could make an option cua-exchange-point-and-mark-activate-mark
(default off) that reverses the meaning of the prefix argument.

Feel free to make that (tiny) change.

Kim

bug#6199: Fwd: bug#6199: C-x C-x does not activate mark when cua-mode is on

[Lennart Borgman]

On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 9:15 PM, Kim F. Storm <no-spam@cua.dk> wrote:
> Hi Lennart
>
> It is by design - maybe bad design, but it is documented:
>
> | C-x C-x runs the command cua-exchange-point-and-mark, which is an
> | interactive compiled Lisp function in `cua-base.el'.
> |
> | It is bound to C-x C-x.
> |
> | (cua-exchange-point-and-mark ARG)
> |
> | Exchanges point and mark, but don't activate the mark.
> | Activates the mark if a prefix argument is given.
>
>
> I suggest that you could make an option cua-exchange-point-and-mark-activate-mark
> (default off) that reverses the meaning of the prefix argument.


Oh, I see.  However reversing the default would let it be a little bit
more in line with transient-mark-mode now. That would make it easier
for those that want to move between cua-mode on/off. What do you
think? (There could still be an option of course.)


However there will still be no way change a "shift-style region
status" to a "set-mark-command style region status". Beeing able to do
that would be quite useful many times.

I suggest a small change in cua-set-mark for that. (cua-set-mark is
the cua version of set-mark-command.) As it is now cua-set-mark (ie
C-space) sets the mark to point if "shift-style region" is active. How
about instead converting the shift-style region to a "set-mark-command
style region"?

> Feel free to make that (tiny) change.
>
> Kim
>
>

bug#6199: Fwd: bug#6199: C-x C-x does not activate mark when cua-mode is on

[Kim F. Storm]

Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman@gmail.com> writes:

> On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 9:15 PM, Kim F. Storm <no-spam@cua.dk> wrote:
>> Hi Lennart
>>
>> It is by design - maybe bad design, but it is documented:
>>
>> | C-x C-x runs the command cua-exchange-point-and-mark, which is an
>> | interactive compiled Lisp function in `cua-base.el'.
>> |
>> | It is bound to C-x C-x.
>> |
>> | (cua-exchange-point-and-mark ARG)
>> |
>> | Exchanges point and mark, but don't activate the mark.
>> | Activates the mark if a prefix argument is given.
>>
>>
>> I suggest that you could make an option cua-exchange-point-and-mark-activate-mark
>> (default off) that reverses the meaning of the prefix argument.
>
>
> Oh, I see.  However reversing the default would let it be a little bit
> more in line with transient-mark-mode now. That would make it easier
> for those that want to move between cua-mode on/off. What do you
> think? (There could still be an option of course.)
>
I think only very few users "move between cua-mode on/off".

But you can change the default if you like.

>
> However there will still be no way change a "shift-style region
> status" to a "set-mark-command style region status". Beeing able to do
> that would be quite useful many times.
I never missed that possibility, but YMMV.

>
> I suggest a small change in cua-set-mark for that. (cua-set-mark is
> the cua version of set-mark-command.) As it is now cua-set-mark (ie
> C-space) sets the mark to point if "shift-style region" is active. How
> about instead converting the shift-style region to a "set-mark-command
> style region"?

That would be ok with me.

-- 
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk> http://www.cua.dk

bug#6199: C-x C-x does not activate mark when cua-mode is on

[Chong Yidong]

Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman@gmail.com> writes:

> It does without cua-mode (if transient-mode is on).
>
> I think it should do it when cua-mode is on t.
>
> I believe it should be activated to behave the same as when cua-mode
> is off.

Closing (see discussion in Bug#11191).