GNU bug report logs - #6846
unable to kill text

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From: "Morris W. Hirsch" <mwhirsch <at> chorus.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Bug report
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:28:32 -0500

This  used to work, but recently stopped working:

 From EMACS TUTORIAL line 375:

"You can also kill any part of the text with one uniform method.  Move
to one end of that part, and type C-@ or C-<SPC> (either one).  (<SPC>
is the Space bar.)  Move to the other end of that part, and type C-w.
That kills all the text between the two positions.

>> Move the cursor to the Y at the start of the previous paragraph.
>> Type C-<SPC>.  Emacs should display a message "Mark set"
   at the bottom of the screen.
>> Move the cursor to the n in "end", on the second line of the
   paragraph.
>> Type C-w.  This will kill the text starting from the Y,
   and ending just before the n."

I've done exactly that. 
No text is killed. All that happens is a minibuffer appears containing
the message. 

"The mark is not active now"

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Morris W. Hirsch
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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: mwhirsch <at> chorus.net
Cc: 6846 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6846: Bug report
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:19:15 -0400

"Morris W. Hirsch" <mwhirsch <at> chorus.net> writes:

>>> Move the cursor to the Y at the start of the previous paragraph.
>>> Type C-<SPC>.  Emacs should display a message "Mark set"
>    at the bottom of the screen.
>>> Move the cursor to the n in "end", on the second line of the
>    paragraph.
>>> Type C-w.  This will kill the text starting from the Y,
>    and ending just before the n."
>
> I've done exactly that.  No text is killed. All that happens is a
> minibuffer appears containing the message.

Works for me.  What version of Emacs are you using?  Please provide all
the information that is generated by M-x report-emacs-bug.

Message #13 received at 6846-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 6846-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6846: Bug report
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:06:31 -0400

This bug is being closed because it could not be reproduced and there
was no response to a request for more information.
If you still see the problem with the latest Emacs release, 23.3,
please reply with the requested information and it can be reopened if needed.

You can view the whole report at http://debbugs.gnu.org/BUGNUMBER

Chong Yidong wrote:

> Works for me.  What version of Emacs are you using?  Please provide all
> the information that is generated by M-x report-emacs-bug.

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