From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 5774@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#5774: 23.1.92; Emacs manual, node Persistent Marks
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2014 19:26:24 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87fvnrhcm7.fsf@building.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7C30F09686364224A85B06A46947357F@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:03:32 -0700")
"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
> 1. The node says:
>
> "When Transient Mark mode is off, the mark is _never_ deactivated..."
>
> This is wrong. And it confuses users. Check `C-h v mark-active' with t-m-mode
> off and see if what it says makes sense in combination with this Info doc (no).
[...]
> `mark-active' is an internal variable that is irrelevant to this doc and a
> conceptual understanding. What is relevant for the user's conceptual model is
> observable behavior, not implementation.
>
> It makes no difference what the value of `mark-active' is when t-m-mode is off.
> Your code can set it to anything at all, including nil, and that will change
> nothing in terms of observable behavior.
True, but I can't find anything in the manual that states this in this
way any more after grepping for a minute. Closing, but please reopen if
this problem is still in the manual.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-02-10 3:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-03-25 23:03 bug#5774: 23.1.92; Emacs manual, node Persistent Marks Drew Adams
2010-04-06 16:14 ` Chong Yidong
2010-04-06 17:07 ` Drew Adams
2014-02-10 3:26 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2014-02-10 3:40 ` Drew Adams
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