GNU bug report logs - #50950
"(emacs) Mark" should contrast to "selecting" text in other editors

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2021 19:32:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, stefan <at> marxist.se
Cc: 50950 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#50950: "(emacs) Mark" should contrast to "selecting" text in other editors
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2021 10:34:53 +0200

> And one more difference to consider: Emacs commands that move far
> enough away usually set the mark at the original position, thus
> implicitly setting the region.  That region is by default inactive,
> but can be activated by a single command.

The most significant difference IMHO is that the region may change when
scrolling a window.

martin
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