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| author | Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> | 2009-05-28 16:53:05 +0000 |
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| committer | Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> | 2009-05-28 16:53:05 +0000 |
| commit | 702b10e19bcf6aa11d6c00dde6ee1b94e92d5db1 (patch) | |
| tree | 5bb46a261d7a4913e9ecc077dc9a72f2d8a342c1 /doc | |
| parent | 0fcca8ee23e37508b788189cdbfda2ebabcb8900 (diff) | |
| download | emacs-702b10e19bcf6aa11d6c00dde6ee1b94e92d5db1.tar.gz | |
* mark.texi (Mark): Mention disabling Transient Mark mode.
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diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog index 6bb459c2338..9d804caa956 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog @@ -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". diff --git a/doc/emacs/mark.texi b/doc/emacs/mark.texi index 4d1664773ef..b84c98d3b5c 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/mark.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/mark.texi @@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ automatically @dfn{deactivates} the mark; this turns off the 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 |