GNU bug report logs - #13312
24.3.50; delete selection mode not killing on overwrite

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Tony Day <tonyday567 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 01:14:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: moreinfo

Found in versions 24.1, 24.3.50

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #24 received at 13312 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 13312 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13312: 24.3.50; delete selection mode not killing on overwrite
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 18:28:06 +0300

> I don't think this should be on the wishlist.  It's a clear bug.
>
> (put 'ANY-COMMAND 'delete-selection 'kill) should kill the
> text in the active region.  It does not do so in the case
> where ANY-COMMAND is `self-insert-command'.  A bug.
>
> The fact that "usually the delete text is still available from the
> "PRIMARY" selection" is irrelevant.  (Not to mention that there is
> no "PRIMARY" selection on some platforms.)
>
> Putting `kill' as the property value should kill the text, pure and
> simple.

There is no bug.  In delete-selection-mode with overwrite-mode
selecting a region and typing a self-inserting key deletes the
selected region and replaces it with the typed key.
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