From: David De La Harpe Golden <david@harpegolden.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, Emacs developers <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Selection changes in revno 100822
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:33:31 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4C6719BB.1060407@harpegolden.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <838w48u9fg.fsf@gnu.org>
On 14/08/10 23:16, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> Does this mean I have no way of pasting from the primary selection
> without using a mouse?
Yes, no way*, but x11 users don't generally expect to be able to.
* apart from the awkward keyboard mouse emulation, and actually some x11
apps provide separate "paste" and "paste selection" menu options, which
may be accessible via keyboard menu access.
>>> Why do we need a separate variable for the clipboard on w32? why not
>>> reuse select-active-regions?
>>
>> Why have the same setting do such grossly different things on different
>> platforms?
>
> Because that makes users' life easier (less customizations when
> switching platforms; can use the same .emacs without lots of
> system-type conditionals, etc.).
Nonsense, it means MORE customisations with MORE system-type
conditionals. I'd have to have different settings on w32 to prevent my
clipboard being eaten suddenly when I select text. Not that I use w32
by choice.
Also, the emulated primary mechanism in emacs already worked
intra-session on w32, it's only in an inter-session context it doesn't
work.
I don't really care so much so long as x11 isn't broken, but the idea
your way makes .emacs more portable rather than less is absurd.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-08-14 22:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 115+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-08-13 17:05 Selection changes in revno 100822 Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-14 1:08 ` Chong Yidong
2010-08-14 8:00 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-14 8:24 ` Miles Bader
2010-08-14 9:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-14 12:16 ` Miles Bader
2010-08-14 12:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-14 12:35 ` Miles Bader
2010-08-14 13:02 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-14 13:23 ` Miles Bader
2010-08-14 13:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-14 13:32 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-08-14 13:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-16 0:55 ` Kenichi Handa
2010-08-14 9:46 ` Jan Djärv
2010-08-14 11:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-14 13:54 ` Jan Djärv
2010-08-14 14:31 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-08-14 15:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-14 17:21 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-08-14 19:04 ` Drew Adams
2010-08-14 22:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-14 22:33 ` David De La Harpe Golden [this message]
2010-08-14 22:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-14 23:42 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-08-15 2:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-15 19:16 ` James Cloos
2010-08-15 13:52 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-08-15 15:07 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-15 17:36 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-08-15 17:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-15 17:48 ` Drew Adams
2010-08-15 18:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-15 19:29 ` Drew Adams
2010-08-15 20:10 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-15 23:01 ` Drew Adams
2010-08-16 3:01 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-16 3:42 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-08-16 5:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-16 6:10 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-08-16 8:11 ` Manoj Srivastava
2010-08-16 8:25 ` Miles Bader
2010-08-16 9:31 ` Manoj Srivastava
2010-08-16 9:50 ` Miles Bader
2010-08-16 11:27 ` David Kastrup
2010-08-16 11:38 ` Jan Djärv
2010-08-14 22:43 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-14 17:39 ` Jan Djärv
2010-08-14 21:52 ` Chong Yidong
2010-08-14 22:49 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-15 1:11 ` Miles Bader
2010-08-15 2:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-15 15:05 ` Chong Yidong
2010-08-15 15:14 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-16 2:35 ` Chong Yidong
2010-08-16 2:50 ` David Kastrup
2010-08-16 3:05 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-16 7:07 ` David Kastrup
2010-08-16 8:57 ` Jan Djärv
2010-08-16 9:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-16 9:28 ` Miles Bader
2010-08-16 6:53 ` Jan Djärv
2010-08-16 7:09 ` David Kastrup
2010-08-16 8:52 ` Jan Djärv
2010-08-15 4:48 ` Drew Adams
2010-08-15 5:31 ` Miles Bader
2010-08-15 6:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-15 14:04 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-08-15 15:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-15 17:27 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-08-15 17:59 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-15 19:50 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-08-15 20:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-15 20:40 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-08-15 21:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-15 21:42 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-08-15 22:55 ` Drew Adams
2010-08-16 3:09 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-15 16:57 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-08-15 19:19 ` James Cloos
2010-08-16 11:06 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-08-15 4:48 ` Drew Adams
2010-08-15 6:01 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-15 7:19 ` Jan Djärv
2010-08-15 8:26 ` Miles Bader
2010-08-15 9:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-15 10:25 ` Jan Djärv
2010-08-15 12:48 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-08-15 7:22 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2010-08-15 9:30 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-16 11:03 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-08-16 11:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-16 13:47 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-08-16 19:00 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-16 22:44 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-08-17 2:43 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-08-17 7:10 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-17 2:56 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-17 15:12 ` Chong Yidong
2010-08-17 15:39 ` Miles Bader
2010-08-17 16:10 ` Miles Bader
2010-08-17 16:45 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-17 16:50 ` Miles Bader
2010-08-17 18:14 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-17 21:07 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-08-17 21:35 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-08-18 2:12 ` Miles Bader
2010-08-18 22:28 ` James Cloos
2010-08-14 12:28 ` Johan Bockgård
2010-08-14 12:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-14 15:59 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-14 18:49 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-08-14 18:54 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2010-08-14 22:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-08-14 22:39 ` David De La Harpe Golden
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