From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: Allen Li <darkfeline@felesatra.moe>
Cc: 43209@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#43209: 27.1; rectangle-mark-mode does not activate region if transient mark mode disabled
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2021 14:29:09 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87tum36zca.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <80363w3owp.fsf@felesatra.moe> (Allen Li's message of "Fri, 04 Sep 2020 20:04:06 -0700")
Allen Li <darkfeline@felesatra.moe> writes:
> rectangle-mark-mode does not activate region if transient mark mode is
> disabled.
>
> Steps:
>
> 1. emacs -Q
> 2. M-x transient-mark-mode RET
> 3. C-x SPC
>
> Expected:
>
> Region is activated temporarily.
>
> Actual:
>
> Region is not activated. Note that rectagle-mark-mode is still
> partially enabled. For example, C-x C-x moves point according to the
> rectangular region, but you cannot move point beyond the end of the
> line.
>
> I propose making rectangle-mark-mode activate the region even if
> transient-mark-mode is disabled for a number of reasons.
I'm not quite sure I fully understand the suggestion -- do you mean that
`C-x SPC' should switch transient-mark-mode on if it isn't already?
(And then switch it off again in `deactivate-mark-hook'?)
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-06-12 12:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-09-05 3:04 bug#43209: 27.1; rectangle-mark-mode does not activate region if transient mark mode disabled Allen Li
2020-09-05 14:28 ` Drew Adams
2020-09-05 22:25 ` Allen Li
2021-06-12 12:29 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2021-06-15 23:09 ` Allen Li
2021-06-19 12:21 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-06-23 5:33 ` Allen Li
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