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28.0.50; rectangle-mark-mode does not behave as documented when transient-mark-mode is off

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
Subject: bug#42663: closed (Re: bug#42663: 28.0.50; rectangle-mark-mode
 does not behave as documented when transient-mark-mode is off)
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2021 17:41:01 +0000

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Your bug report

#42663: 28.0.50; rectangle-mark-mode does not behave as documented when transient-mark-mode is off

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 42663 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
Cc: 42663-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#42663: 28.0.50; rectangle-mark-mode does not behave as
 documented when transient-mark-mode is off
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2021 19:40:28 +0200

> From: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
> Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:04:07 -0700
> 
> > So I think a better documentation change would be to say that
> > rectangle mark mode only works when the mark is active, and point to
> > "Disabled Transient Mark" node of the manual for how to do that when
> > Transient Mark mode is off.  This should probably be a separate
> > paragraph, after the current text.
> 
> Yes, that's better, thank you.
> 
> Revised patch enclosed.

Thanks, installed on the emacs-28 branch, and closing the bug.

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From: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 28.0.50; rectangle-mark-mode does not behave as documented when
 transient-mark-mode is off
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 2020 21:19:22 -0700

Hello,

rectangle-mark-mode's docstring says

    Toggle the region as rectangular.  Activates the region if needed.
    Only lasts until the region is deactivated.

However, when Transient Mark mode is off,

1) the region does not get activated by C-x SPC;

2) the mode lasts until the mark is subsequently activated and then
   deactivated again; and

3) rectangle-mark-mode works inconsistently until the mark is activated:
   killing the region kills the rectangle, but C-x C-x does not rotate
   through the four corners of the rectangle.

I think the simplest fix might be for rectangle-mark-mode to activate
the mark even when Transient Mark mode is off.  I think I'll probably
add that to my own configuration, where Transient Mark mode is off.

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Sean Whitton

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