# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1111802673 0
# Node ID 06ac4b1ff2ab2777f746fb50ce45662f681617a7
# Parent  85b21e63d5d42a6fac9ac01ca305b75f80126d2f
(The Mark): Document temporary Transient Mark mode.

diff -r 85b21e63d5d4 -r 06ac4b1ff2ab lispref/markers.texi
--- a/lispref/markers.texi	Sat Mar 26 02:03:49 2005 +0000
+++ b/lispref/markers.texi	Sat Mar 26 02:04:33 2005 +0000
@@ -554,6 +554,12 @@
 every buffer-modifying primitive sets @code{deactivate-mark}.  The
 consequence of this is that commands that modify the buffer normally
 make the mark inactive.
+
+Lisp programs can set @code{transient-mark-mode} to @code{only} to
+enable Transient Mark mode for the following command only.  During
+that following command, the value of transient-mark-mode is
+@code{identity}.  If it is still @code{identity} at the end of the
+command, it changes to nil.
 @end defopt
 
 @defopt mark-even-if-inactive