GNU bug report logs - #29889
27.0.50; Slow visual selection

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Message #139 received at 29889 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
Cc: 29889 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, larsi <at> gnus.org, m.sujith <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#29889: 27.0.50; Slow visual selection
Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 15:21:36 +0300

> From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
> Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org,  m.sujith <at> gmail.com,  29889 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 20:16:34 +0800
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > Sorry, I don't understand the question.  I asked specifically about
> > other applications, where the user can do "Select All" to select the
> > text of an entire document -- does this set the primary selection in
> > those other applications?  If not, then I think your objection to use
> > 'only' is not valid, because we aren't doing anything that the users
> > won't expect.
> 
> Ah, I misunderstood the question.  Yes, "Select All" in other programs
> make them set the primary selection.

Then I think we should allow "C-x h" do the same, at least optionally.

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