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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: rms@gnu.org, 6073@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6073: 23.1.50; delete-selection-mode
Date: Sat, 01 May 2010 20:59:53 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvy6g3unj2.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AB070619FCE049199248699DC61245D3@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Sat, 1 May 2010 13:07:05 -0700")

> You probably already know this, but in case you do not: C-x C-x activates the
> region.  Since it is active, your yank replaces the region text.

Indeed.

> If you do C-g after C-x C-x I think you will get the behavior you expected.

Better is to use C-u C-x C-x, which contrary to C-x C-x doesn't activate
the region.


        Stefan








  reply	other threads:[~2010-05-02  0:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-05-01 18:38 bug#6073: 23.1.50; delete-selection-mode Richard Stallman
2010-05-01 20:07 ` Drew Adams
2010-05-02  0:59   ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2010-05-02 18:46   ` Richard Stallman
2011-09-21 19:42     ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen

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