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Re: Text selection can't be erased by pressing delete
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: Text selection can't be erased by pressing delete |
Date: |
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:27:27 +0300 |
> Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:08:57 +0200
> From: Gabriel TEIXEIRA <gabriel_teixeira@sdesigns.eu>
>
> I've been working with three simultaneous emacs windows, each one
> containing a diferent project, and I noticed that two of those three are
> presenting a weird behaviour. When I select a text in those windows
> (like by pushing Shift and then the arrow keys), and then I push the key
> Delete, I expect that the selected/highlighted text be erased, but
> instead, it erases a single character to the left of the cursor (like
> would happen without the selection) and the selection disappears
> (although the same operation works with Backspace or Shift+Delete
> normally). It seems that the Delete key is not anymore aware of the text
> selection. It is even more weird the fact that this doesn't happen with
> the window that I opened the last and the other windows that I opened
> after to check the behaviour. I seems that emacs "wears" after some time
> opened. Anyone have any idea of what's this? Is this a bug or I typed
> accidentaly any command that triggers this behaviour?
What does the following command display, when you invoke it from each
of the 3 windows?
C-h c <Delete>
That is, type "C-h c", the press the <Delete> key.
Also, what version of Emacs is that? What does "M-x emacs-version"
display?