From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Robert J. Chassell" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Shift selection using interactive spec Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:58:25 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: Reply-To: bob@rattlesnake.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1205672328 9752 80.91.229.12 (16 Mar 2008 12:58:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:58:48 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Mar 16 13:59:16 2008 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 4.50) id 1JasSA-0003EO-Pz for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:59:07 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JasRb-0002js-7x for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:58:31 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JasRX-0002jn-KW for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:58:27 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JasRW-0002ja-5b for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:58:26 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JasRW-0002jX-0r for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:58:26 -0400 Original-Received: from cpe-69-204-130-115.nycap.res.rr.com ([69.204.130.115] helo=rattlesnake.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JasRV-0003Ko-Pf for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:58:25 -0400 Original-Received: by rattlesnake.com via sendmail from stdin id (Debian Smail3.2.0.115) Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:58:25 +0000 (UTC) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) 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:92736 Archived-At: As far as I can see, `transient-mark-mode' is a misnomer for `transient-activated-region'. The region that `C-x C-x' runs (exchange-point-and-mark) is not normally highighted since that would leave highlighting when people navigate with marks. You will note that `exchange-point-and-mark' does not turn on `transient-mark-mode'; only `exchange-point-and-mark' with a prefix argument does. The command set-mark-command with a prefix argument not only pops the mark, it does not show highlighting even when `transient-mark-mode' is on. It is a good idea to highlight non-standard activated regions with a different color than a turned-on `transient-mark-mode' produces since people cannot simply look a word ahead or look at a whole buffer to see such an activated region. Today's GNU Emacs CVS snapshot, Sun, 2008 Mar 16 10:46 UTC GNU Emacs 23.0.60.22 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.5) started with src/emacs --q -nbc -- Robert J. Chassell GnuPG Key ID: 004B4AC8 bob@rattlesnake.com bob@gnu.org http://www.rattlesnake.com http://www.teak.cc