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RE: [External] : What is the difference between (deactivate-mark) and (s
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Drew Adams |
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RE: [External] : What is the difference between (deactivate-mark) and (setq deactivate-mark t)? |
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Wed, 7 Apr 2021 14:58:11 +0000 |
> In a nutshell: deactivating (i.e. setting to nil) `deactivate-mark'
> deactivates the mark-deactivating code. Phew ;-)
Yes. An alternative name for the variable
could have been `don't-deactivate-mark',
with the nil/non-nil values swapped.
The name `deactivate-mark', especially with
the same for the function, which kinda has
an opposite effect, maybe led to Marcin's
confusion.