From: "roodwriter@core.com" <roodwriter@core.com>
Subject: Re: Setting mark now takes an extra keystroke
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 00:32:30 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <10o0thq63tertbd@corp.supernews.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: uk6td9lrn.fsf@raytheon.com
Sarir Khamsi wrote:
> For some reason, when I want to set mark, I now have to press C-SPC
> twice. This just started happening recently and I don't know what
> changed on my system (WinXP/SP1, GNU Emacs 21.3.50.1). This appears to
> be the same for C-@, that is, I need to press it twice for set
> mark. Any ideas? Thanks.
>
> Sarir
Are you using refill-mode? I find I have to do this when I'm using
refill-mode (which is nearly all the time.) My guess is the mode moves
text which upsets the mark. I haven't had the problem in any other
text mode and don't know of any fix beyond hitting C-space twice.
--Rod
Author of "Linux for Non-Geeks--Clear-eyed Answers for Practical Consumers"
and "Boring Stories from Uncle Rod." Both are available at
http://www.rodwriterpublishing.com/index.html.
To reply take the extra "o" out of the name.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-10-28 4:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-10-26 22:07 Setting mark now takes an extra keystroke Sarir Khamsi
2004-10-27 7:49 ` Mathias Dahl
2004-10-27 18:23 ` Sarir Khamsi
2004-10-27 20:20 ` Kevin Rodgers
2004-10-27 23:39 ` Sarir Khamsi
2004-10-28 4:32 ` roodwriter [this message]
2004-10-28 17:16 ` Sarir Khamsi
2004-10-28 20:11 ` Johan Bockgård
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