From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stephen Berman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#23478: 25.0.93; Mouse region selection asymmetry Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2016 16:33:55 +0200 Message-ID: <87poqun63w.fsf@gmx.net> References: <878tzky2oe.fsf@gmx.net> <83eg9cecy2.fsf@gnu.org> <87wpn4wgev.fsf@gmx.net> <8360uoe5ye.fsf@gnu.org> <87shxswd5s.fsf@gmx.net> <834ma8e3ll.fsf@gnu.org> <871t3bhbpz.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1467556525 911 80.91.229.3 (3 Jul 2016 14:35:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2016 14:35:25 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 23478@debbugs.gnu.org To: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jul 03 16:35:14 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 1bJiUK-0001pI-7u for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; 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Sun, 03 Jul 2016 14:35:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 23478) by debbugs.gnu.org; 3 Jul 2016 14:34:19 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:36026 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bJiTT-0002nR-5R for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 03 Jul 2016 10:34:19 -0400 Original-Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.15.19]:50296) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bJiTR-0002nD-KJ for 23478@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 03 Jul 2016 10:34:18 -0400 Original-Received: from rosalinde ([89.245.64.176]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmx003) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0MAQ0o-1b9EtC2Aw6-00BcE4; Sun, 03 Jul 2016 16:33:56 +0200 In-Reply-To: <871t3bhbpz.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> (npostavs's message of "Sat, 02 Jul 2016 19:16:56 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-Provags-ID: V03:K0:RSKrUFK3lfCdBcEnSGgk+qOjm3EEPsaJeOvVLv3I4SPH6LHG4jU W154FcOUiIHm+3a7JKva0ivjH4d1r+XSJtAf97sro/ed9BW5rvVoyJIjBHNdUwssPxwen/N Tv+B0/dS7wEVI+qvqyxiKoKE2Eo90p2lhHYSwoOdI/KwLEOZ2SL9C07k1f04LRDv6QaCtPs CALchDBa98DMBYBVmsoLA== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V01:K0:56cTCJD8n+0=:YqL0wFPBaOu4UMGd7LX8LH WKe8EAn7AjDduulAEcdhJaUtPlDFUc7EHnAlZgeFLR2i8wUyvh5icrlWCAISOliB4KXh6mLUQ KZdm0IpgBL/BITxTE85p6cc+EUX7BccdpuJQRxF1p653bHiqDHZVkzewZqEFCUxFRTSlwP2YV hHrmGZjx7mwRDWQsjkwLddilXeyTOSzM3lN2j/FGak+dMnISzYiozYMcGjuC4JqstktPSo5sm IQtPkWcsFOUU8DAfZcAUPEdcs6N4UxFWu2nmbeq+AaCoRkD1L5zbc0QOjRMVFs5ArhNBtmpIJ jLi9BgNp+kxD9Eg2WI2YljCASg1m6+iuHh2kLZ9ThNR+7L3auUAnBADPSjKAo49tTTfIZ4S7K eZHMDQQY6L81VDhNnW2O63bezzeJUmadOkGzaeC062PJCWtX16w3fd5Zf1Vx72MHx37zyBEuu TnE1/52OiLrJITmPDTabycikrrRzK2LIa949Kw4RmrHG+nNFqMkImpDdwxuKnq9/J2uXQZ3iT dnZKihzXiXoa94g0SoBLlC5dZyU8UPhBWsUzqGJqMYcWdwuKxQ3S63jkV5jVT9hUKYqSAIZF1 kpg9F4kG97CKp19CMkmUhnEqBgFvyX4ky9MsbhibgpyoLsFLs0HwHfAESKDkyRw9ESlTcci5d cgvnOXez1mz2fkEPGnMkv6LBOmmXAPgLrYMu5pBQZOQ/pNXKaY/GYFUui/g4sIShXaQQ2X5fP 5u4yyZEIEZZ2/cBezmtdDiZhiCZMF+D9uAo4+UulWwQSZU/z4O9m7g5Zn5FbVKvsZxepbmmU 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:120336 Archived-At: On Sat, 02 Jul 2016 19:16:56 -0400 npostavs@users.sourceforge.net wrote: > severity 23478 minor > tags 23478 patch > quit > > Eli Zaretskii writes: > >>> From: Stephen Berman >>> Do you really think this should be conditioned by a user option? >> >> I do, but let's hear from others. Anyone? > > This behaviour seems much preferable to me, since otherwise it's not > clear which text gets selected. I'm not in favour of adding an option, > but if there must be one, at least let this new behaviour be the > default. I agree on both points (prefer no option, but if so default to new). > Regarding the code, I notice that using (sit-for 0) works as well. Thanks. Indeed, even a negative number works. But zero does seem the least arbitrary. > A comment to explain what the calls are for would be nice. I'll do that when the final version is settled on. Eli, John, what's the decision on making this behavior customizable (and if yes, what default)? Steve Berman