Subject: bug#18590: 24.3.93; Scrolling changes/forgets selection

From: Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 18:30:42 +0300

> Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 08:06:48 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Drew Adams <[email-masked]>
> Cc: [email-masked]
> 
> The same thing does not happen if you select with the mouse (e.g.
> drag the selection past the window bottom.

Of course it does: dragging the mouse moves point.

> And it does not happen if you set mark and then use C-v to move past
> the window bottom.

Only point must be in the view; the mark might be outside of it, as
you well know.

> And if I select a bit of text and then use the mouse wheel to
> scroll the window I don't see the problem either.

You don't use Emacs, if you don't see the problem.