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Re: mark without starting region


From: Kai Großjohann
Subject: Re: mark without starting region
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 21:04:50 +0200
User-agent: Gnus/5.1003 (Gnus v5.10.3) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux)

Shaddin Doghmi <sfd22@cornell.edu> writes:

> i use marks for two different purposes at different times: starting a
> region, as well as pushing a position on the stack so i can come back
> to it later. When starting a region, i like having transient mark mode
> on so i can see the region highlighted. However, this becomes an
> annoyance when im using the mark for simply remembering a position.

You can use C-SPC C-g for marking a position.  It's weird, but works.

(In Emacs after 21.3, you'll be able to use C-SPC C-SPC for marking a
position if transient mark mode is on, and C-SPC C-SPC for starting a
region if it is off.  Others mentioned one half of this already.)
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