From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: CUA-mode features and documenation Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:30:48 +0900 Message-ID: <8763wnnrl3.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <000d01c86c82$700dccc0$7051908d@us.oracle.com> <200802121430.m1CEUc6k013361@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <002601c86d8a$a0454db0$405a908d@us.oracle.com> <87tzkdnkee.fsf@kfs-lx.rd.rdm> <87ir0sonaa.fsf_-_@kfs-lx.rd.rdm> <200802131623.m1DGNrls003614@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <87odakwl2r.fsf@jurta.org> <87myq4saw1.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <878x1ov227.fsf@jurta.org> <878x1os6mt.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <47B39231.8010108@gmail.com> <200802151711.m1FHB3Y3008798@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <87odafpdie.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <47B8B427.4070003@gmail.com> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1203287477 17449 80.91.229.12 (17 Feb 2008 22:31:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:31:17 +0000 (UTC) Cc: juri@jurta.org, Dan Nicolaescu , rms@gnu.org, storm@cua.dk, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: "Lennart Borgman \(gmail\)" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Feb 17 23:31:39 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JQs2r-0008Ku-RQ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:31:38 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JQs2N-0007u9-3Z for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:31:07 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JQs2J-0007tk-Gw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:31:03 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JQs2I-0007tD-1h for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:31:03 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JQs2H-0007tA-Ur for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:31:01 -0500 Original-Received: from smtp11.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.73]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JQs2A-0002Y9-QO; Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:30:55 -0500 Original-Received: from 203-216-97-023.dsl.gol.ne.jp ([203.216.97.23] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp11.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1JQs25-0000A0-2o; Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:30:49 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 85EFA2FF7; Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:30:48 +0900 (JST) System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: <47B8B427.4070003@gmail.com> (Lennart Borgman's message of "Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:24:39 +0100") Original-Lines: 22 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:89405 Archived-At: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" writes: >> cua-selection-mode is far more intrusive though, as it adds >> "shift-select" behavior (all shifted movement keys implicitly set and >> activate the mark if it hasn't already been activated). To implement >> that behavior both adds a post-command hook, and rebinds a bunch of very >> common commands. > > The feature is IMO opinion very useful (though I use cua-mode -- > together with viper...). I'm sure many people like it, especially windows users. > Should the "shift-select" behaviour be reimplemented? I don't know how possible that is (Kim would be the person to ask I guess), but given the "pervasive" nature of the behavior, it sounds hard to me. -Miles -- If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten. [George Carlin]