From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#16403: 24.3.50; Rectangular selection visually disturbing Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:03:11 -0500 Message-ID: References: <52CF105B.5090005@dancol.org> <87sisvehhy.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <83eh4fbnil.fsf@gnu.org> <871u0feght.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <87eh4erg32.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1389557058 4608 80.91.229.3 (12 Jan 2014 20:04:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 20:04:18 +0000 (UTC) Cc: ivan.kalyaev@gmail.com, 16403@debbugs.gnu.org To: Bastien Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jan 12 21:04:23 2014 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 1W2RGh-0002fn-GA for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 12 Jan 2014 21:04:23 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:39283 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W2RGh-0005ZQ-3u for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:04:23 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:49124) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W2RGX-0005Yh-FC for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:04:20 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W2RGM-0005sy-2g for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:04:13 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:34057) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W2RGL-0005su-Vc for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:04:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1W2RGL-0005w0-Jl for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:04:01 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 20:04:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 16403 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 16403-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B16403.138955699522743 (code B ref 16403); Sun, 12 Jan 2014 20:04:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 16403) by debbugs.gnu.org; 12 Jan 2014 20:03:15 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48076 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1W2RFa-0005uk-Ri for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:03:15 -0500 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.181]:24184) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1W2RFY-0005uc-Ib for 16403@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:03:13 -0500 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Av8EABK/CFFMCoyj/2dsb2JhbABEuzWDWRdzgh4BAQQBViMFCws0EhQYDSSIHgbBLZEKA4hhnBmBXoMV X-IPAS-Result: Av8EABK/CFFMCoyj/2dsb2JhbABEuzWDWRdzgh4BAQQBViMFCws0EhQYDSSIHgbBLZEKA4hhnBmBXoMV X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.84,565,1355115600"; d="scan'208";a="44782255" Original-Received: from 76-10-140-163.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([76.10.140.163]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP/TLS/ADH-AES256-SHA; 12 Jan 2014 15:03:11 -0500 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 4ADD160281; Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:03:11 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <87eh4erg32.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> (Bastien's message of "Sat, 11 Jan 2014 11:02:57 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 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-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:83371 Archived-At: >>> I'll will wait for other maintainers to give feedback and apply >>> this on monday if it's good. >> It's probably fine for ttys, indeed, but it doesn't solve the problem >> for GUI frames. > I thought the behavior in GUI frames was acceptable, This OP's use-case is a GUI frame. Daniel pointed out that it's even worse under ttys. > Maybe in GUI the visual hint could be a change in the cursor > shape? E.g. from box to vbar. The intention is not just to warn the user that we're in rectangle mode, but to actually show the boundaries of the 0-width rectangle. Stefan