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23.1.50; delete-selection-mode

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: 6073 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6073: 23.1.50; delete-selection-mode
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:42:37 +0200

Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org> writes:

>     You probably already know this, but in case you do not: C-x C-x
> activates the
>     region. Since it is active, your yank replaces the region text.
>
> Yes, I know that is the explanation for what happened.
> The point is, it was quite inconvenient.  And it surprised
> me that C-y would delete the region.

This is apparently intended behaviour in Emacs 24, so I'm closing this
bug report.

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