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changeset 103302:94d7b0fd65d2
* mark.texi (Mark): Mention disabling Transient Mark mode.
| author | Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> |
|---|---|
| date | Thu, 28 May 2009 16:53:05 +0000 |
| parents | 8480dc8e7b43 |
| children | 220750e4fe9a |
| files | doc/emacs/ChangeLog doc/emacs/mark.texi |
| diffstat | 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog Thu May 28 16:48:05 2009 +0000 +++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog Thu May 28 16:53:05 2009 +0000 @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ 2009-05-28 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> - * mark.texi (Mark): Clarify introduction. + * mark.texi (Mark): Clarify introduction. Mention disabling Transient + Mark mode. (Using Region, Persistent Mark): Use "active mark" instead of "active region".
--- a/doc/emacs/mark.texi Thu May 28 16:48:05 2009 +0000 +++ b/doc/emacs/mark.texi Thu May 28 16:53:05 2009 +0000 @@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ highlighting. You can also explicitly deactivate the mark at any time, by typing @kbd{C-g} (@pxref{Quitting}). + This default behavior of the mark is known as Transient Mark mode. +Disabling Transient Mark mode switches Emacs to an alternative +behavior, in which the mark is always active, which was the default +prior to Emacs 23. @xref{Persistent Mark}. + @vindex highlight-nonselected-windows Setting the mark in one buffer has no effect on the marks in other buffers. When you return to a buffer with an active mark, the mark is