# HG changeset patch # User Chong Yidong # Date 1206731036 0 # Node ID 74f927c06e102aac3995d2f2bc0c6897537956a5 # Parent 227e854da153c67eae2568169f9125a3e25f04cc (Mouse Commands): Treat Transient Mark mode as the default. diff -r 227e854da153 -r 74f927c06e10 doc/emacs/frames.texi --- a/doc/emacs/frames.texi Fri Mar 28 19:03:46 2008 +0000 +++ b/doc/emacs/frames.texi Fri Mar 28 19:03:56 2008 +0000 @@ -184,13 +184,12 @@ @cindex Delete Selection mode @cindex mode, Delete Selection @findex delete-selection-mode - Many graphical applications follow the convention that insertion while text -is selected deletes the selected text. You can make Emacs behave this -way by enabling Delete Selection mode---with @kbd{M-x + Many graphical applications follow the convention that insertion +while text is selected deletes the selected text. You can make Emacs +behave this way by enabling Delete Selection mode---with @kbd{M-x delete-selection-mode} or using Custom. Another effect of this mode -is that @key{DEL}, @kbd{C-d} and some other keys, when a selection -exists, will kill the whole selection. It also enables Transient Mark -mode (@pxref{Transient Mark}). +is that some keys, such as @key{DEL} and @kbd{C-d}, kill the region if +one exists. @node Cut/Paste Other App @subsection Cut and Paste with Other Window Applications