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24.0.50; C-mouse-1 activates region on Windows

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Message #59 received at 6372 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 6372 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6372: 24.0.50; C-mouse-1 activates region
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 11:10:33 +0000

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

> emacs -Q
>
> 1. Click C-mouse-1. The Buffer Menu opens.
>
> 2. Click mouse-1 outside the menu. The menu disappears, which is
> correct.
>
> But the region is activated, which is incorrect.  Clicking mouse-1 here
> should simply set point, without activating the region.
>
>
> In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
>  of 2010-05-23 on G41R2F1
> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
> configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt --cflags -Ic:/xpm/include'

That was more than 10 years ago.

I can't reproduce this on GNU/Linux, but from the discussion this looked
like a Windows-specific bug.

Since this was such a long time ago, I just wanted to ask if you (or
anyone else) can still reproduce this?  Thanks.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

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