GNU bug report logs - #5774
23.1.92; Emacs manual, node Persistent Marks

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Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:19:02 UTC

Severity: minor

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 5774 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#5774: 23.1.92; Emacs manual, node Persistent Marks
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2014 19:26:24 -0800

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> 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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