From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#6846: Bug report Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:19:15 -0400 Message-ID: <8739ui11x8.fsf@stupidchicken.com> References: <201008111228.32576.mwhirsch@chorus.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1281746336 494 80.91.229.12 (14 Aug 2010 00:38:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:38:56 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 6846@debbugs.gnu.org To: mwhirsch@chorus.net Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Aug 14 02:38:54 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ok4lt-00021I-UF for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:38:50 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43367 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ok4lt-0004qO-7X for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:38:49 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=59244 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ok4lm-0004pM-Pv for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:38:45 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ok4ll-00016M-Fk for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:38:42 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:55583) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ok4ll-00016G-AU for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:38:41 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ok4Sk-0005PK-71; Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:19:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Chong Yidong Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:19:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6846 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 6846-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B6846.128174510520778 (code B ref 6846); Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:19:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6846) by debbugs.gnu.org; 14 Aug 2010 00:18:25 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ok4S9-0005P5-2x for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:18:25 -0400 Original-Received: from pantheon-po41.its.yale.edu ([130.132.50.98]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ok4S7-0005P0-2Z for 6846@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:18:23 -0400 Original-Received: from furry (dhcp128036014221.central.yale.edu [128.36.14.221]) (authenticated bits=0) by pantheon-po41.its.yale.edu (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id o7E0JFm1030026 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:19:15 -0400 Original-Received: by furry (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 813FA16D402; Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:19:15 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <201008111228.32576.mwhirsch@chorus.net> (Morris W. Hirsch's message of "Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:28:32 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-YaleITSMailFilter: Version 1.2c (attachment(s) not renamed) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:19:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:39468 Archived-At: "Morris W. Hirsch" writes: >>> Move the cursor to the Y at the start of the previous paragraph. >>> Type C-. Emacs should display a message "Mark set" > at the bottom of the screen. >>> Move the cursor to the n in "end", on the second line of the > paragraph. >>> Type C-w. This will kill the text starting from the Y, > and ending just before the n." > > I've done exactly that. No text is killed. All that happens is a > minibuffer appears containing the message. Works for me. What version of Emacs are you using? Please provide all the information that is generated by M-x report-emacs-bug.