GNU bug report logs - #1958
23.0.60; org-mode does not honour shift-select-mode

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Packages: org-mode, emacs;

Reported by: "Andreas Amann" <andreas.amann <at> tyndall.ie>

Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:20:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: wontfix

Merged with 1959

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#1958: 23.0.60; org-mode does not honour shift-select-mode
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:59:15 +0000

On 2009-01-20 19:21 +0000, Carsten Dominik wrote:
> I therefore think it is the right decision to have a variable for
> setting this and my personal preference would be to let me have my
> current default setting in Org-mode which allows me to use these
> valuable keys.

Agree.

S-<arrow> for selection is only useful for new users. I do not use it at
all. Trying to adopt a key binding from applications that do not have
many key bindings to manage is asking for trouble.

And this functionality can be so easily activated.

Allowing a bit of micro-programming is elegant and consistent.

Best,
-- 
.:  Leo  :.  [ sdl.web AT gmail.com ]  .: I use Emacs :.
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