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24.0.50;` Edit' > `Copy' does not copy to kill ring

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 24.0.50;` Edit' > `Copy' does not copy to kill ring
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:40:28 -0800

emacs -Q

(So the value of `mouse-drag-copy-region' is nil.)
 
In buffer *scratch* select some words by double-clicking mouse-1 on one
word and then clicking mouse-3 on another word.  Then choose Edit > Copy
from the menu-bar menu.
 
You see this silly (and incorrect) message (look in *Messages* if it
gets overwritten):
 
 "Selecting a region with the mouse does `copy' automatically"
 
The selected text is _not_ copied to the kill ring as it should be (use
`C-h v kill-ring' to see).  The Edit > Copy menu item shows a shortcut
of `M-w', which is `kill-ring-save', but that is not what happens in
this case.
 
The bugged code is this:
 
(defun menu-bar-kill-ring-save (beg end) ; in menu-bar.el
  (interactive "r")
  (if (mouse-region-match)
      (message "Selecting a region with the mouse does `copy' automatically")
    (kill-ring-save beg end)))
 
(defun mouse-region-match () ; in mouse.el
  "Return non-nil if there's an active region that was set with the mouse."
  (and (mark t) mark-active
       (eq mouse-last-region-beg (region-beginning))
       (eq mouse-last-region-end (region-end))
       (eq mouse-last-region-tick (buffer-modified-tick))))
 
In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2010-12-13 on 3249CTO
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.4) --no-opt --cflags
-Ic:/imagesupport/include'
 

Message #8 received at 7683 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 7683 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7683: 24.0.50;` Edit' > `Copy' does not copy to kill ring
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:54:54 +0800

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

> emacs -Q
>
> In buffer *scratch* select some words by double-clicking mouse-1 on one
> word and then clicking mouse-3 on another word.  Then choose Edit > Copy
> from the menu-bar menu.
>
> You see this silly (and incorrect) message (look in *Messages* if it
> gets overwritten):
>
>  "Selecting a region with the mouse does `copy' automatically"

Thanks, I've committed a fix.

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