GNU bug report logs - #18952
24.4; delete weirdness in cua mode

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Andy Grover <andy <at> groveronline.com>

Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 07:13:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.4

Fixed in version 24.5

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Andy Grover <andy <at> groveronline.com>
Cc: 18952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: 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.
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