* Delete Selection mode
@ 2010-04-22 19:44 Richard Stallman
2010-04-22 20:05 ` Chong Yidong
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From: Richard Stallman @ 2010-04-22 19:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-devel
I thought I was trying Delete Selection mode, but I had turned it on
with (setq delete-selection-mode t). A few days ago I discovered that
was a no-op. So I started trying it for real.
It has caused me annoying surprises every day, including
just now finding that M-w C-y did not duplicate the region
as I expected it to. (Instead it was a no-op.) I will keep
trying it for a few more days.
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* Re: Delete Selection mode
2010-04-22 19:44 Delete Selection mode Richard Stallman
@ 2010-04-22 20:05 ` Chong Yidong
2010-04-23 16:49 ` Richard Stallman
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From: Chong Yidong @ 2010-04-22 20:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: rms; +Cc: emacs-devel
Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
> I thought I was trying Delete Selection mode, but I had turned it on
> with (setq delete-selection-mode t). A few days ago I discovered that
> was a no-op. So I started trying it for real.
>
> It has caused me annoying surprises every day, including
> just now finding that M-w C-y did not duplicate the region
> as I expected it to. (Instead it was a no-op.)
This doesn't sound right. M-w C-y should not be affected by Delete
Selection mode. With `emacs -Q', I did
M-x delete-selection-mode RET
C-SPC
M-< [to put the *scratch* message in the region]
M-w
C-y
This gives me two copies of the *scratch* message. Do you not see this?
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* Re: Delete Selection mode
2010-04-22 20:05 ` Chong Yidong
@ 2010-04-23 16:49 ` Richard Stallman
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Richard Stallman @ 2010-04-23 16:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Chong Yidong; +Cc: emacs-devel
M-x delete-selection-mode RET
C-SPC
M-< [to put the *scratch* message in the region]
M-w
C-y
This gives me two copies of the *scratch* message. Do you not see this?
I got the behavior I reported while editing a message. It surprised
me, so I tried it a couple of more times to make sure, before I
reported it.
But it does not happen now.
I have had it snag me on other occasions.
Just now I noticed a snag coming and avoided it.
So it did not cause a snag, but it was an interference.
It definitely makes editing somewhat worse.
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