On Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 12:29 PM Lars Ingebrigtsen <
larsi@gnus.org> wrote:
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'?)
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.
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