GNU bug report logs - #38431
27.0.50; mouse-drag-region-rectangle needs transient-mark-mode

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>

Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 21:14:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.0.50

Done: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>

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From: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>
To: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>
Cc: 38431 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#38431: 27.0.50; mouse-drag-region-rectangle needs transient-mark-mode
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2019 18:44:26 +0100

Thank you, I've added a variant of your suggested change and pushed to master (9f2145f42d).

This does not really cure the special case you mention, but unless I'm mistaken, linear text selection with the mouse exhibits a similar (identical?) quirk. I'm not sure if it's a problem in practice since it requires a specific sequence of events.

Is the change good enough for everyday use? If not, please help elaborate, and if you think that linear text selection needs attention.
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