GNU bug report logs - #7077
24.0.50; mouse-drag-copy-region - name should say copy as kill

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

Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:38:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 7077 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7077: 24.0.50; mouse-drag-copy-region - name should say copy as kill
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2011 16:22:11 +0200

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

> The name does not say anything about copying to the kill ring.  The name
> should, like `kill-ring-save' and `copy-region-as-kill', say that this
> copies to the kill ring.
>
> Suggestion: `mouse-drag-copy-region-as-kill' or
> `mouse-drag-kill-ring-save'.

I think that sounds reasonable, but, on the other hand, is it really
necessary for all these functions to mention "kill" in the function
name?  It seems intuitive (to me) that `mouse-drag-copy-region' puts
stuff in the kill ring -- what else would it do?

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