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[PATCH] Add 'kill-region-or-word' command

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Message #23 received at 69097 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
Cc: 69097 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#69097: [PATCH] Add 'kill-region-or-word' command
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 03:04:25 +0000

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  > My command boils down to using `use-region-p'.  This makes usage
  > together with `transient-mark-mode' intuitive, because if you can see
  > the selection, you kill a region, otherwise a word is deleted.

That seems natural.

Have you tried putting this on M-d?  It could be convenient but it
could instead be disturbing and surprising.

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