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From: | GNU bug Tracking System |
Subject: | bug#43209: closed (27.1; rectangle-mark-mode does not activate region if transient mark mode disabled) |
Date: | Wed, 23 Jun 2021 05:34:02 +0000 |
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--- Begin Message ---Subject: 27.1; rectangle-mark-mode does not activate region if transient mark mode disabled Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2020 20:04:06 -0700 rectangle-mark-mode does not activate region if transient mark mode is disabled. Steps: 1. emacs -Q 2. M-x transient-mark-mode RET 3. C-x SPC Expected: Region is activated temporarily. Actual: Region is not activated. Note that rectagle-mark-mode is still partially enabled. For example, C-x C-x moves point according to the rectangular region, but you cannot move point beyond the end of the line. I propose making rectangle-mark-mode activate the region even if transient-mark-mode is disabled for a number of reasons. I think it's a reasonable interpretation of the docstring: Activates the region if needed. Only lasts until the region is deactivated. rectangle-mark-mode is transient like having an active region and unlike having a mark. That is to say, someone who uses the mark with transient-mark-mode off may not want to operate on the region and thus not want to activate the region (e.g., when using the mark to jump to later), but there is no use case for rectangle-mark-mode that does not involve operating on the region. Also since rectangle-mark-mode is transient, it makes sense to couple it with region activation as the active region is also transient with the same lifespan. In GNU Emacs 27.1 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.22) of 2020-08-13 built on juergen Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.12008000 System Description: Arch Linux
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--- Begin Message ---Subject: Re: bug#43209: 27.1; rectangle-mark-mode does not activate region if transient mark mode disabled Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2021 05:33:10 +0000 On Sat, Jun 19, 2021 at 12:21 PM Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> wrote:Allen Li <darkfeline@felesatra.moe> writes:
> I'm not quite sure I fully understand the suggestion -- do you mean that
> `C-x SPC' should switch transient-mark-mode on if it isn't already?
> (And then switch it off again in `deactivate-mark-hook'?)
>
> Behavior-wise, it should work the same as `C-SPC C-SPC` when
> transient-mark-mode is off,
> (temporarily enable transient-mark-mode and active region).
> I don't remember how that is implemented off the top of my head.
We don't normally switch transient mark mode on (even temporarily)
unless the user has requested so (with `C-SPC C-SPC', for instance). So
I still don't understand why this rectangle command should do so.
`C-x SPC' seems to work fine both with transient mode on or off, as far
as I can tell?I suppose it does. I guess I originally did not appreciate how one could use rectangle-mark-modewith a non-active region, but it seems to work as the me today expects, so I'll close this bug.
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