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Cut and paste with C-w/mouse-2 not working?

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Message #98 received at 6774 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: David De La Harpe Golden <david <at> harpegolden.net>
Cc: 6774 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Angelo Graziosi <angelo.graziosi <at> alice.it>
Subject: Re: bug#6774: Cut and paste with C-w/mouse-2 not working?
Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:28:53 -0400

David De La Harpe Golden <david <at> harpegolden.net> writes:

> Well, complexity mostly arose from doing it while preserving vestiges
> of the existing lazy approach. Yes, the laziness seemed elegant, but
> I'm concerned it's a dead end - it may be easier to get everything
> right by starting out by setting the selection to a string when we
> want it set to something new, and not setting it when we don't
> (thereby preventing the select_window problems by not doing anything).

Before discussing the underlying mechanics, let's figure out what the
end result should be.  The main question in my mind is this: for active
regions made with C-SPC, as opposed to shift-selection or mouse
dragging, do we want mere cursor motion to update the selection?  (There
is nothing analogous in other programs.)

I think the best answer is no.

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