GNU bug report logs - #17263
24.4.50; doc string of `backward-delete-char-untabify': active-region behavior

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Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 20:59:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.4.50

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.4.50; doc string of `backward-delete-char-untabify': active-region
 behavior
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 13:58:02 -0700 (PDT)
The doc string should, like that of `backward-delete-char' (aka
`delete-backward-char'), mention the behavior with `transient-mark-mode'
and its dependence on `delete-active-region'.

All commands that act differently when the region is active should have
that behavior documented.  This is one where the doc is insufficient;
there may be others as well.

In GNU Emacs 24.4.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
 of 2014-04-08 on ODIEONE
Bzr revision: 116956 dancol <at> dancol.org-20140408123940-knoyutxt4l8ws7qm
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 `configure --prefix=/c/Devel/emacs/snapshot/trunk
 --enable-checking=yes,glyphs 'CFLAGS=-O0 -g3'
 LDFLAGS=-Lc:/Devel/emacs/lib 'CPPFLAGS=-DGC_MCHECK=1
 -Ic:/Devel/emacs/include''




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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 17263 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#17263: 24.4.50;
 doc string of `backward-delete-char-untabify': active-region behavior
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 21:55:06 +0200
Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> The doc string should, like that of `backward-delete-char' (aka
> `delete-backward-char'), mention the behavior with `transient-mark-mode'
> and its dependence on `delete-active-region'.

Do you have a suggestion for a doc string?  I don't know what that
command does when there's an active region.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no




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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 17263 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#17263: 24.4.50; doc string of
 `backward-delete-char-untabify': active-region behavior
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 14:56:47 -0700 (PDT)
> > The doc string should, like that of `backward-delete-char' (aka
> > `delete-backward-char'), mention the behavior with `transient-mark-mode'
> > and its dependence on `delete-active-region'.
> 
> Do you have a suggestion for a doc string?  I don't know what that
> command does when there's an active region.

I think it is the same as for `backward-delete-char' wrt the
deletion part.  This is the text from `backward-delete-char'
regarding the region:

 If Transient Mark mode is enabled, the mark is active, and N is 1,
 delete the text in the region and deactivate the mark instead.
 To disable this, set option `delete-active-region' to nil.




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bug#17263; Package emacs. (Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:11:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #14 received at 17263 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 17263 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#17263: 24.4.50; doc string of
 `backward-delete-char-untabify': active-region behavior
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:10:41 +0200
Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> I think it is the same as for `backward-delete-char' wrt the
> deletion part.  This is the text from `backward-delete-char'
> regarding the region:
>
>  If Transient Mark mode is enabled, the mark is active, and N is 1,
>  delete the text in the region and deactivate the mark instead.
>  To disable this, set option `delete-active-region' to nil.

Thanks; now added to the doc string in Emacs 28.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no




bug marked as fixed in version 28.1, send any further explanations to 17263 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> Request was from Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:11:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Thu, 12 Aug 2021 11:24:08 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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