changeset 30865:fb3d8e6e0497

delete-selection-mode
author Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
date Wed, 16 Aug 2000 19:45:30 +0000
parents 904dafa7e039
children aad48d49f25c
files man/killing.texi
diffstat 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/man/killing.texi	Wed Aug 16 19:40:41 2000 +0000
+++ b/man/killing.texi	Wed Aug 16 19:45:30 2000 +0000
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@
 The commands' names and individual descriptions use the words @samp{kill}
 and @samp{delete} to say which they do.
 
+@cindex Delete Selection mode
+@cindex mode, Delete Selection
+@findex delete-selection-mode
+You can arrange for selected text to be killed when you insert something
+and replaced by what you insert; this is the way many text interfaces
+work.  To do this turn on Delete Selection mode. with @kbd{M-x
+delete-selection-mode} or using Custom.  Also in Delete Selection mode
+@key{DEL}, @kbd{C-d} and some other keys will just kill the whole
+selection and Transient Mark mode is turned on (@pxref{Transient Mark}).
+
 @menu
 * Deletion::            Commands for deleting small amounts of text and
                           blank areas.