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bug#43209: 27.1; rectangle-mark-mode does not activate region if transie
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Lars Ingebrigtsen |
Subject: |
bug#43209: 27.1; rectangle-mark-mode does not activate region if transient mark mode disabled |
Date: |
Sat, 12 Jun 2021 14:29:09 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Allen Li <darkfeline@felesatra.moe> writes:
> 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'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'?)
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- bug#43209: 27.1; rectangle-mark-mode does not activate region if transient mark mode disabled,
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