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24.4; delete weirdness in cua mode

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From: Andy Grover <andy <at> groveronline.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.4; delete weirdness in cua mode
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 23:11:41 -0800

to reproduce:
1) hold down up or down-arrow while editing init.el then release
2) hit backspace

expected behavior: one character deleted

existing behavior: seemingly-random huge amount of stuff in the buffer
deleted

Thanks -- Andy



In GNU Emacs 24.4.1 (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.14.3)
 of 2014-10-27 on buildhw-05.phx2.fedoraproject.org
Windowing system distributor `Fedora Project', version 11.0.11601000
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Important settings:
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Major mode: Emacs-Lisp

Minor modes in effect:
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Recent input:
C-s <up> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior>
<next> <next> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down>
<S-down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down>
<S-down> C-c <timeout> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <right>
<up> <up> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right>
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right>
<backspace> C-z <backspace> C-z <up> <up> <up> <up>
<up> <up> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <backspace> C-z C-SPC <up> <up> <right>
<right> <right> <right> <right> <backspace> C-z C-SPC
<backspace> C-z <up> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <down> <down> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up>
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <up> <up>
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up>
<up> <up> <backspace> C-z <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <up> <up>
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <down-mouse-4>
<mouse-4> <double-down-mouse-4> <double-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4>
<triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4>
<triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4>
<triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4>
<down-mouse-4> <mouse-4> <double-down-mouse-4> <double-mouse-4>
<triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4>
<triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4>
<triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4>
<triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4>
<triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4>
<triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4>
<down-mouse-5> <mouse-5> <double-down-mouse-5> <double-mouse-5>
<triple-down-mouse-5> <triple-mouse-5> <triple-down-mouse-5>
<triple-mouse-5> <triple-down-mouse-5> <triple-mouse-5>
<triple-down-mouse-5> <triple-mouse-5> <triple-down-mouse-5>
<triple-mouse-5> <down-mouse-5> <mouse-5> <double-down-mouse-5>
<double-mouse-5> <triple-down-mouse-5> <triple-mouse-5>
<triple-down-mouse-5> <triple-mouse-5> <triple-down-mouse-5>
<triple-mouse-5> <down-mouse-4> <mouse-4> <double-down-mouse-4>
<double-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4>
<triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4>
<triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4>
<triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4>
<triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4>
<triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4>
<triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4>
<triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4>
<triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4>
<triple-down-mouse-4> <triple-mouse-4> <triple-down-mouse-4>
<triple-mouse-4> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <menu-bar> <help-menu> <emacs-known-problems>
M-w <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <menu-bar> <help-menu>
<send-emacs-bug-report>

Recent messages:
cua-scroll-down: Beginning of buffer
Mark set
Undo! [3 times]
Mark cleared
Undo!
Mark cleared
Undo! [2 times]
byte-code: Beginning of buffer [20 times]
Note: file is write protected
View mode: type C-h for help, h for commands, q to quit.

Load-path shadows:
/home/agrover/.emacs.d/elpa/flymake-0.4.16/flymake hides
/usr/share/emacs/24.4/lisp/progmodes/flymake

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Message #8 received at 18952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Andy Grover <andy <at> groveronline.com>
Cc: 18952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18952: 24.4; delete weirdness in cua mode
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 18:03:38 +0200

> Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 23:11:41 -0800
> From: Andy Grover <andy <at> groveronline.com>
> 
> 
> to reproduce:
> 1) hold down up or down-arrow while editing init.el then release
> 2) hit backspace
> 
> expected behavior: one character deleted
> 
> existing behavior: seemingly-random huge amount of stuff in the buffer
> deleted

Are you sure you didn't type S-<down> several times?  This:

> Recent input:
> C-s <up> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior>
> <next> <next> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
> <down> <down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down>
> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down>
> <S-down> C-c <timeout> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <right>
> <up> <up> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right>
> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right>
> <backspace> C-z <backspace> C-z <up> <up> <up> <up>

says you did.

Message #11 received at 18952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andy Grover <andy <at> groveronline.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 18952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18952: 24.4; delete weirdness in cua mode
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:02:02 -0800

On 11/05/2014 08:03 AM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 23:11:41 -0800
>> From: Andy Grover <andy <at> groveronline.com>
>>
>>
>> to reproduce:
>> 1) hold down up or down-arrow while editing init.el then release
>> 2) hit backspace
>>
>> expected behavior: one character deleted
>>
>> existing behavior: seemingly-random huge amount of stuff in the buffer
>> deleted
> 
> Are you sure you didn't type S-<down> several times?  This:
> 
>> Recent input:
>> C-s <up> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior>
>> <next> <next> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
>> <down> <down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down>
>> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down> <S-down>
>> <S-down> C-c <timeout> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <right>
>> <up> <up> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right>
>> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right>
>> <backspace> C-z <backspace> C-z <up> <up> <up> <up>
> 
> says you did.
> 

Yes exactly, define a region with shift-down, then arrow down (region
disappears) then hitting backspace deletes to start of region, instead
of a single character.

Setting transient-mark-mode makes the problem go away. But isn't
cua-mode supposed to work without transient-mark-mode?

-- Andy

Message #14 received at 18952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Andy Grover <andy <at> groveronline.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 18952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18952: 24.4; delete weirdness in cua mode
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:16:51 -0500

> Setting transient-mark-mode makes the problem go away. But isn't
> cua-mode supposed to work without transient-mark-mode?

Yes, it works.  But clearly, some of the interactions haven't been
tested yet.

You could have mentioned earlier that you disabled transient-mark-mode.


        Stefan

Message #17 received at 18952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andy Grover <andy <at> groveronline.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 18952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18952: 24.4; delete weirdness in cua mode
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 12:29:29 -0800

On 11/05/2014 12:16 PM, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> Setting transient-mark-mode makes the problem go away. But isn't
>> cua-mode supposed to work without transient-mark-mode?
>
> Yes, it works.  But clearly, some of the interactions haven't been
> tested yet.
>
> You could have mentioned earlier that you disabled transient-mark-mode.

Sorry, just a noob Emacser here :-) But I didn't disable 
transient-mark-mode, setting cua-mode via the dropdown menu appears to 
disable it.

HTH -- Andy

Message #20 received at 18952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Andy Grover <andy <at> groveronline.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 18952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18952: 24.4; delete weirdness in cua mode
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:45:26 -0500

> Sorry, just a noob Emacser here :-) But I didn't disable
> transient-mark-mode, setting cua-mode via the dropdown menu appears to
> disable it.

Ah, that's a more serious bug, then, thanks.


        Stefan

Message #23 received at 18952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Andy Grover <andy <at> groveronline.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 18952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18952: 24.4; delete weirdness in cua mode
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 22:06:33 -0500

> Sorry, just a noob Emacser here :-) But I didn't disable
> transient-mark-mode, setting cua-mode via the dropdown menu appears to
> disable it.

It doesn't for me.  Could you provide a *precise* recipe?

I tried:

    emacs -Q
    Options => Use CUA keys (Cut/Paste with C-x/C-c/C-v)
    S-right S-right right right backspace

and the backspace only deleted one char.  And M-: transient-mark-mode RET
tells me it's still enabled.


        Stefan

Message #26 received at 18952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andy Grover <andy <at> groveronline.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 18952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18952: 24.4; delete weirdness in cua mode
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 22:41:37 -0800

On 11/05/2014 07:06 PM, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> Sorry, just a noob Emacser here :-) But I didn't disable
>> transient-mark-mode, setting cua-mode via the dropdown menu appears to
>> disable it.
> 
> It doesn't for me.  Could you provide a *precise* recipe?
> 
> I tried:
> 
>     emacs -Q
>     Options => Use CUA keys (Cut/Paste with C-x/C-c/C-v)
>     S-right S-right right right backspace
> 
> and the backspace only deleted one char.  And M-: transient-mark-mode RET
> tells me it's still enabled.
> 

Ah! ok, I also have cua-highlight-region-shift-only t in my Customize
section, so I hit this without trying? But here's a way to repro,
starting from emacs -Q:

emacs -Q
Set Options => Use CUA keys (Cut/Paste with C-x/C-c/C-v)
Unset Options => Use CUA keys (Cut/Paste with C-x/C-c/C-v)
M-x set-variable cua-highlight-region-shift-only t
Set Options => Use CUA keys (Cut/Paste with C-x/C-c/C-v)
<open a file>
S-down S-down down down backspace

or alternatively, use a .emacs containing just:

(custom-set-variables
 '(cua-highlight-region-shift-only t)
 '(cua-mode t nil (cua-base)))

HTH -- Andy

Message #31 received at 18952-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Andy Grover <andy <at> groveronline.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 18952-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18952: 24.4; delete weirdness in cua mode
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 14:56:07 -0500

Version:24.5

> Ah! ok, I also have cua-highlight-region-shift-only t in my Customize
> section, so I hit this without trying? But here's a way to repro,
> starting from emacs -Q:

Ah, I see it now.  I installed the patch below, which seems to fix it.
Thanks,


        Stefan


=== modified file 'lisp/emulation/cua-base.el'
--- lisp/emulation/cua-base.el	2014-10-31 15:31:27 +0000
+++ lisp/emulation/cua-base.el	2014-11-07 19:51:19 +0000
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@
 (defun cua--select-keymaps ()
   ;; Setup conditions for selecting the proper keymaps in cua--keymap-alist.
   (setq cua--ena-region-keymap
-	(and mark-active (not deactivate-mark)))
+	(and (region-active-p) (not deactivate-mark)))
   (setq cua--ena-prefix-override-keymap
 	(and cua--ena-region-keymap
 	     cua-enable-cua-keys

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