GNU bug report logs - #7260
24.0.50; DEL screwed up

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: rms <at> gnu.org

Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:51:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 7235

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 7260 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-devel <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#7260: 24.0.50; DEL screwed up
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 11:38:48 +0200


Richard Stallman skrev 2010-10-23 09.46:
>
>      It sounds rather odd to have `C-d' not delete the active region.  If
>      you (for instance) Shift-Right an area, and then press `DEL', I think
>      most people would expect the region you've just selected to be deleted.
>
> After shift-arrows is a special case when it might be proper for DEL
> and C-d to delete the region.
>

FWIW, I often mark a region with the mouse and press DEL to delete it.  It is 
a habit picked up from other programs.  But then again, I enabled delsel a 
long time ago, so I'm used to that behaviour.

	Jan D.
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