changeset 60959:06ac4b1ff2ab

(The Mark): Document temporary Transient Mark mode.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Sat, 26 Mar 2005 02:04:33 +0000
parents 85b21e63d5d4
children c74850359f7c
files lispref/markers.texi
diffstat 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+]
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--- 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