* change in Emacs highlighting behavior
@ 2010-01-31 6:44 mafaeq
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From: mafaeq @ 2010-01-31 6:44 UTC (permalink / raw
To: Help-gnu-emacs
Hi all,
I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10 and since the upgrade, emacs
has been
behaving differently. Specifically, when I left-click on the scroll
scrollbar, it sets a mark
whenever the cursor moves, causing the region betw where the cursor was and
where it
is to become highlighted. This also happens if I left-click and drag along
the scrollbar.
It didn't behave like this before and I find it very annoying!
I've tried turning transient-mark mode on/off but that doesn't make a
difference.
This is the version of emacs that I am using:
GNU Emacs 23.1.50.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.18.0)
of 2009-09-27 on palmer, modified by Debian
I've tried removing and re-installing emacs and I've deleted my .emacs file
and .emacs.d directory,
just to make sure there was nothing there causing this.
Oh also, when I start emacs I get the following message in the terminal
(emacs:3741): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times
I don't know if that is related, but it's also new since the upgrade to 9.10
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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* Re: change in Emacs highlighting behavior
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@ 2010-01-31 15:18 ` Alan Mackenzie
2010-01-31 19:11 ` Glenn Morris
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From: Alan Mackenzie @ 2010-01-31 15:18 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs
mafaeq <gautam.chinta@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10 and since the upgrade,
> emacs has been behaving differently. Specifically, when I left-click on
> the scroll scrollbar, it sets a mark whenever the cursor moves,
> causing the region betw where the cursor was and where it is to become
> highlighted. This also happens if I left-click and drag along the
> scrollbar.
Sorry, can't help you here (I don't use scrollbars or the mouse), but ...
> This is the version of emacs that I am using:
> GNU Emacs 23.1.50.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.18.0)
> of 2009-09-27 on palmer, modified by Debian
This is not a released version of Emacs. It is almost certainly a
"pretest", i.e. a beta test version, released by the Emacs development
team to those willing to test it. A released version would have a number
like "23.1.1", where "23" is the major version, "1" the minor version,
and "1" meaning it's the first time it's been compiled.
> I've tried removing and re-installing emacs and I've deleted my .emacs
> file and .emacs.d directory, just to make sure there was nothing there
> causing this.
You can start with "emacs -Q", which avoids loading your .emacs etc., to
check that it's Emacs at fault and not your own files.
> Oh also, when I start emacs I get the following message in the terminal
> (emacs:3741): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times
> I don't know if that is related, but it's also new since the upgrade to
> 9.10
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
If you are a public spirited person, you should send a bug report to
Ubuntu or even Debian. Though, best of luck finding a person willing to
accept blame.
Otherwise, I'd recommend you to download the latest stable, released
version from this address:
http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/emacs-23.1.tar.bz2
(or one of the other files in the same directory (there are MS-Windows
versions there too)), and unpack, build and install it. That version
would work properly. With a modern DSL line and a modern PC, this whole
process would take less than an hour
--
Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
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* Re: change in Emacs highlighting behavior
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2010-01-31 15:18 ` change in Emacs highlighting behavior Alan Mackenzie
@ 2010-01-31 19:11 ` Glenn Morris
2010-01-31 22:25 ` mafaeq
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From: Glenn Morris @ 2010-01-31 19:11 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs
mafaeq wrote:
> I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10 and since the upgrade,
> emacs has been behaving differently. Specifically, when I left-click
> on the scroll scrollbar, it sets a mark whenever the cursor moves,
> causing the region betw where the cursor was and where it is to become
> highlighted. This also happens if I left-click and drag along the
> scrollbar.
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=4870
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560573
> Oh also, when I start emacs I get the following message in the terminal
>
> (emacs:3741): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=5120
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=563627
Both of these should be fixed in a more recent snapshot than the one you
are using.
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* Re: change in Emacs highlighting behavior
2010-01-31 19:11 ` Glenn Morris
@ 2010-01-31 22:25 ` mafaeq
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From: mafaeq @ 2010-01-31 22:25 UTC (permalink / raw
To: Help-gnu-emacs
Thank you both! the suggestion to set GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1,
(as posted in the debbugs forum) before starting Emacs resolves the
highlighting issue.
Glenn Morris-5 wrote:
>
> mafaeq wrote:
>
>> I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10 and since the upgrade,
>> emacs has been behaving differently. Specifically, when I left-click
>> on the scroll scrollbar, it sets a mark whenever the cursor moves,
>> causing the region betw where the cursor was and where it is to become
>> highlighted. This also happens if I left-click and drag along the
>> scrollbar.
>
> http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=4870
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560573
>
>> Oh also, when I start emacs I get the following message in the terminal
>>
>> (emacs:3741): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times
>
> http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=5120
> https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=563627
>
>
> Both of these should be fixed in a more recent snapshot than the one you
> are using.
>
>
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