Subject: bug#18952: 24.4; delete weirdness in cua mode

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
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