Re: (insert ...) won't respect delete-selection-mode

[Andreas Politz <politza@fh-trier.de>]

Xah wrote:
> On Oct 7, 2:08 pm, Chetan <Chetan.xs...@xspam.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> "Drew Adams" <drew.ad...@oracle.com> writes:
>>>> i have a some 20 personal commands that insert some text. However, i
>>>> have delete-selection-mode on, meaning that when a region is active,
>>>> any typing should delete/override it.
>>>> But when calling my insert text commands it will just insert at the
>>>> end of region. Here's a example:
>>>> (defun insert-date () "Insert current date." (interactive)
>>>>   (insert (format-time-string "%Y-%m-%d")))
>>>> Do i need to modify each commands to check on mark-active and delete-
>>>> selection-mode then call delete region first? Or, is there some
>>>> variable i can just set?
>>> See the Commentary at the beginning of `delsel.el':
>>> ;;  Commands that delete the selection need a `delete-selection'
>>> ;;  property on their symbols. Commands that insert text but do not
>>> ;;  have this property do not delete the selection.  The property can
>>> ;;  be one of these values:
>>> ;;  'yank
>>> ;;      For commands which do a yank; ensures the region about to be
>>> ;;      deleted isn't yanked.
>>> ;;  'supersede
>>> ;;      Delete the active region and ignore the current command,
>>> ;;      i.e. the command will just delete the region.
>>> ;;  'kill
>>> ;;      `kill-region' is used on the selection, rather than
>>> ;;      `delete-region'.  (Text selected with the mouse will typically
>>> ;;      be yankable anyhow.)
>>> ;;  non-nil
>>> ;;      The normal case: delete the active region prior to executing
>>> ;;      the command which will insert replacement text.
>>> Example:
>>> (put 'insert-date 'delete-selection t)
>> The command also needs to be activated with keyboard. M-x does not
>> do it.
> 
> Thank you both.
> 
> Why does it needs to be called from keyboard? Unfortunately most of my
> commands are used by calling a short alias.
> 
>   Xah
> ∑ http://xahlee.org/
> 
> ☄
> 


Because it't a different command.

(put 'execute-extended-command 'delete-selection t)

-ap