Re: BUG REPORT: "delsel.el"

[Le Wang <lewang@yahoo.com>]

Richard Stallman wrote:

>     +  (unless transient-mark-mode
>     +    (setq mark-active nil)
>     +    (run-hooks 'deactivate-mark-hook))
> 
> To quote the doc string of delete-selection-mode:
> 
>     When Delete Selection mode is enabled, Transient Mark mode is also
>     enabled and typed text replaces the selection if the selection is
>     active.
> 
> So putting (unless transient-mark-mode ...) around that code in
> delete-active-region is equivalent to deleting it.  That can't be
> right.

It's not right.  Quoting the doc string from transient-mark-mode:

,----[ C-h f transient-mark-mode RET ]
|
| [...]  
| 
| In Transient Mark mode, when the mark is active, the region is highlighted.
| Changing the buffer "deactivates" the mark.
|
| [...]
| 
`----

So `delete-active-region' by virtue of `transient-mark-mode' already 
deactivates the region.  And as I mentioned in another post in this thread, 
this patch is appropriate:

*** /usr/local/share/emacs/21.3.50/lisp/delsel.el       Mon Nov 19 01:21:11 
2001
--- /tmp/buffer-content-278329Vo        Sun Mar  2 17:28:13 2003
***************
*** 75,82 ****
    (if killp
        (kill-region (point) (mark))
      (delete-region (point) (mark)))
-   (setq mark-active nil)
-   (run-hooks 'deactivate-mark-hook)
    t)
  
  (defun delete-selection-pre-hook ()
--- 75,80 ----

Diff finished at Sun Mar  2 17:28:13


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Le