From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Selection changes in revno 100822 Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:31:36 +0900 Message-ID: <87ocd4zbk7.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <834oeyv3ww.fsf@gnu.org> <87mxsqyp98.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <83zkwptyij.fsf@gnu.org> <4C66660D.3090603@swipnet.se> <83sk2htp82.fsf@gnu.org> <4C66A8C5.4040203@harpegolden.net> <83hbixte8c.fsf@gnu.org> <87wrrs276x.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <8339ugu7vt.fsf@gnu.org> <87lj881xzf.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <08A04B644FB54CF29B4BFD4433213565@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1281850323 8595 80.91.229.12 (15 Aug 2010 05:32:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:32:03 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Aug 15 07:32:02 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@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 1OkVpC-0006tW-1y for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:32:02 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:56526 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OkVpB-0007cM-84 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:32:01 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=43428 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OkVoz-0007bS-Ko for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:31:50 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OkVoy-0002es-H7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:31:49 -0400 Original-Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:41444) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OkVoy-0002eb-6T for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:31:48 -0400 Original-Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OkVou-0006rp-5w for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:31:44 +0200 Original-Received: from 218.231.154.125.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.231.154.125]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:31:44 +0200 Original-Received: from miles by 218.231.154.125.eo.eaccess.ne.jp with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:31:44 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 19 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 218.231.154.125.eo.eaccess.ne.jp System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu Cancel-Lock: sha1:kqQ6sLzFb1WAKd+SUwHB0SdO6xw= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:128723 Archived-At: "Drew Adams" writes: >> simple rules are important... a good simple rule is: >> >> If you _see_ a selected region in Emacs (no matter how it was >> selected), it's available as the primary for pasting in other apps. > > I'm not sure I understand you right, but it sounds like you're saying that > someone who wants to repeatedly paste/yank the same bit of text, whether using > mouse-2 or C-y, would have to re-activate the region each time before doing so, > so that it first becomes visible. No, I'm not saying that. I'm commenting on how the primary selection gets set; that shouldn't affect other parts of emacs cut/paste (e.g. C-y) at all... -Miles -- Cannon, n. An instrument employed in the rectification of national boundaries.