From: Xah <xahlee@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: (insert ...) won't respect delete-selection-mode
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:20:03 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <df333b8d-9d5a-4f5c-bb92-e163247e98bc@a18g2000pra.googlegroups.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: uwsgk6rly.fsf@myhost.sbcglobal.net
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/
☄
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-10-08 7:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-10-07 19:11 (insert ...) won't respect delete-selection-mode Xah
2008-10-07 19:57 ` Drew Adams
[not found] ` <mailman.495.1223409434.25473.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-10-07 21:08 ` Chetan
2008-10-08 7:20 ` Xah [this message]
2008-10-08 10:04 ` Andreas Politz
2008-10-08 16:48 ` Xah
2008-10-08 21:09 ` Andreas Politz
2008-10-08 21:46 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
[not found] ` <mailman.621.1223502455.25473.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-10-09 21:27 ` Xah
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