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

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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: bug#29889: 27.0.50; Slow visual selection
Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 14:03:29 +0300

> From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
> Cc: Sujith <m.sujith <at> gmail.com>,  Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,
>   29889 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 16:35:46 +0800
> 
> We could have a new value of `select-active-regions' that tells Emacs to
> set the primary selections to buffer positions if the active region is
> not temporary, thereby avoiding the unreasonably high amount of string
> consing.

What will happen if the buffer text changes between the time the
active region is defined and the time some other program requests the
selection?

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