GNU bug report logs - #3873
23.1.50; docstring of `region-active-p' is nonsensical

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>

Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:10:05 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 3873-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>
Cc: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>,
        3873-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#3873: 23.1.50; docstring of `region-active-p' is nonsensical
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:40:53 -0400

> Commands which act on the region may require to test if it is active;
> if Transient Mark mode is enabled; or if it is otherwise at the text
> near point should use `use-region-p' instead.

I'm afraid this sentence is even more confusing.

I checked a different fix into CVS.
This bug report was last modified 16 years and 2 days ago.

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