From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#10964: set-mark-default-inactive needs more explanation Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:45:43 -0500 Message-ID: <2fipig3iko.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1331110019 30216 80.91.229.3 (7 Mar 2012 08:46:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 08:46:59 +0000 (UTC) To: 10964@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Mar 07 09:46:57 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1S5CWJ-0008V8-Ok for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:46:51 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:32940 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5CWI-0001wq-ET for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:46:50 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:55908) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5CW8-0001wZ-Vb for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:46:49 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5CW2-0001vv-UA for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:46:40 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:58353) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5CW2-0001vr-Qk for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:46:34 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S5CWU-0001Kd-58 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:47:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Glenn Morris Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:47:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 10964 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: X-Debbugs-Original-To: submit@debbugs.gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.13311100175106 (code B ref -1); Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:47:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Mar 2012 08:46:57 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:36952 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S5CWO-0001K4-QE for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:46:57 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([208.118.235.10]:52862) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S5CWC-0001Jd-97 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:46:45 -0500 Original-Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5CVE-0004ik-AU; Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:45:44 -0500 X-Spook: Watergate fraud strategic Cohiba JPL bomb PLO number key X-Ran: ;7mIe*U!X6a' List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:57551 Archived-At: Package: emacs Version: 24.0.94 Severity: minor The introduction of the option set-mark-default-inactive has no ChangeLog entry, neither is it mentioned in NEWS or the manual. (I think it appeared in 23.1.) I think it should be mentioned at least in the doc of the two functions that it affects, set-mark-command and exchange-point-and-mark; but I don't know how to explain what it does, nor why someone would want to use it.