From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: yynyygy@gmail.com
Cc: 16795@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16795: 24.3.50; Ctrl-D doesn't delete active region with delete-selection-mode on
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:15:27 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvha7wjnjg.fsf-monnier+emacsbugs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87wqgspthk.fsf@gentoo.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> (yynyygy@gmail.com's message of "Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:09:43 +0800")
> When delete-selection-mode is on and the region is active, Ctrl-D simply
> deletes the char under cursor while the expected behavior is deleting
> the whole region as in Emacs 24.3.
Indeed, good catch. I install the patch below which should fix it.
Stefan
=== modified file 'lisp/delsel.el'
--- lisp/delsel.el 2014-02-10 01:34:22 +0000
+++ lisp/delsel.el 2014-02-18 18:11:58 +0000
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@
(put 'yank 'delete-selection 'yank)
(put 'clipboard-yank 'delete-selection 'yank)
(put 'insert-register 'delete-selection t)
+;; delete-backward-char and delete-forward-char already delete the selection by
+;; default, but not delete-char.
+(put 'delete-char 'delete-selection 'supersede)
(put 'reindent-then-newline-and-indent 'delete-selection t)
(put 'newline-and-indent 'delete-selection t)
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2014-02-18 11:09 bug#16795: 24.3.50; Ctrl-D doesn't delete active region with delete-selection-mode on yynyygy
2014-02-18 18:15 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
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