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[macOS,trackpad only?] Hitting Meta after mouse drag turns region into secondary selection

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org>
Cc: 5180 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Leo <sdl.web <at> googlemail.com>, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#5180: 23.1.90; Secondary selection and M-w
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 01:26:22 +0200

Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org> writes:

> Leo <sdl.web <at> googlemail.com> writes:
>
>> 2009/12/11 Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>:
>>> I never noticed it before, but I can confirm that it happens, but only if the
>>> the Meta key is pressed before releasing the mouse button.
>
> I can replicate this, but I assume it's normal behaviour.

Same.

>> I would not find it annoying if that were my case. However, I use the
>> trackpad with a laptop. I don't know whether that causes the
>> difference.
>>
>> I also find that the Meta key has to be held down for a while (about 1
>> or 2 s)  but it can be done after releasing the mouse button (with my
>> hand off the trackpad). Thus:
>>
>>  To reproduce:
>>  1. Drag the mouse to select some text
>>  2. Stop dragging by moving your hand away from the trackpad and
>> (after a short delay) HOLD DOWN the Meta (as in M-w) key
>
> I can't replicate this in Emacs 25. Are you able to check whether you
> still get this behaviour in a recent version of Emacs?

I can't replicate this using a trackpad on current master (27.0.50).

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

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