GNU bug report logs - #56530
29.0.50; mouse-2 cut selected text when cua-mode is enabled

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: David Ponce <da_vid <at> orange.fr>

Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 09:23:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 29.0.50

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: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
To: Visuwesh <visuweshm <at> gmail.com>
Cc: David Ponce <da_vid <at> orange.fr>, 56530 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#56530: 29.0.50; mouse-2 cut selected text when cua-mode is enabled
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 08:56:49 +0800

Visuwesh <visuweshm <at> gmail.com> writes:

> It is expected.  mouse-2 (and other mouse yank commands) were recently
> changed to respect delete-selection-mode (which is enabled by cua-mode)
> by yours truly.  :-)

This is very much wrong: programs should never set the clipboard to the
contents of the primary selection upon a middle-click paste.  That makes
inserting the clipboard impossible later on.
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