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Documented shift-select-mode.
author Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
date Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:49:45 +0000
parents 90d2cbaa59f6
children c3309dba6542
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256 *** `use-empty-active-region' controls whether an empty active region 256 *** `use-empty-active-region' controls whether an empty active region
257 in Transient Mark mode should make commands operate on that empty 257 in Transient Mark mode should make commands operate on that empty
258 region. 258 region.
259 259
260 ** Temporarily active regions 260 ** Temporarily active regions
261 261 +++
262 *** The new variable shift-select-mode, non-nil by default, controls 262 *** The new variable shift-select-mode, non-nil by default, controls
263 shift-selection. When Shift Select mode is on, shift-translated 263 shift-selection. When Shift Select mode is on, shift-translated
264 motion keys (e.g. S-left and S-down) activate and extend a temporary 264 motion keys (e.g. S-left and S-down) activate and extend a temporary
265 region, similar to mouse-selection. 265 region, similar to mouse-selection.
266 266 +++
267 *** Temporarily active regions, created using shift-selection or 267 *** Temporarily active regions, created using shift-selection or
268 mouse-selection, are not necessarily deactivated in the next command. 268 mouse-selection, are not necessarily deactivated in the next command.
269 They are only deactivated after point motion commands that are not 269 They are only deactivated after point motion commands that are not
270 shift-translated, or after commands that would ordinarily deactivate 270 shift-translated, or after commands that would ordinarily deactivate
271 the mark in Transient Mark mode (e.g., any command that modifies the 271 the mark in Transient Mark mode (e.g., any command that modifies the