GNU bug report logs - #11221
cua-mode activates the mark for shifted bindings

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Brian Tannahill <bjt1230 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:05:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Fixed in version 24.2

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 11221 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Brian Tannahill <bjt1230 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 11221 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11221: Shift-select-mode has no effect
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:03:09 -0400

Brian Tannahill wrote:

> (global-set-key (kbd "M-J")   'backward-word)
[...]
> Running describe-key (C-h k) shows that the bindings were
> successful. And these bindings move point as they should, but for some
> reason it sets the mark at my original position, and gives me a
> highlighted region as I move the point.

I'm unable to reproduce this; even with shift-select-mode on. Note that
this-command-keys-shift-translated says:

   Shift-translation occurs when there is no binding for the key sequence
   as entered [...]

Does this happen if you start from emacs -Q?
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