Subject: Re: bug#5774: 23.1.92; Emacs manual, node Persistent Marks

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2014 19:26:24 -0800

"Drew Adams" <[email-masked]> writes:

> 1. The node says:
>
>   "When Transient Mark mode is off, the mark is _never_ deactivated..."
>
> This is wrong. And it confuses users. Check `C-h v mark-active' with t-m-mode
> off and see if what it says makes sense in combination with this Info doc (no).

[...]

> `mark-active' is an internal variable that is irrelevant to this doc and a
> conceptual understanding. What is relevant for the user's conceptual model is
> observable behavior, not implementation.
>
> It makes no difference what the value of `mark-active' is when t-m-mode is off.
> Your code can set it to anything at all, including nil, and that will change
> nothing in terms of observable behavior.

True, but I can't find anything in the manual that states this in this
way any more after grepping for a minute.  Closing, but please reopen if
this problem is still in the manual.

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