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transient mark mode gets activated every time i move

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Larry D'Anna" <larry <at> elder-gods.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: transient mark mode gets activated every time i move
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:49:14 -0400

This bug applies to the current CVS trunk.

Moving with C-p, C-n etc will activate transient mark mode.  Arrow
keys do not.  

It happens with emacs -q so so it's not my .emacs file.  

My config options are --with-xft --with-x-toolkit=gtk 

I've tride it on two computers and it's the same on both.

Thanks for emacs!
     

     --larry

Message #10 received at 809 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: "Larry D'Anna" <larry <at> elder-gods.org>
Cc: 809 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: transient mark mode gets activated every time i move
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:44:41 -0400

> This bug applies to the current CVS trunk.
>
> Moving with C-p, C-n etc will activate transient mark mode.  Arrow
> keys do not.

Does it happen with `emacs -Q'?

Message #15 received at 809 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: "Larry D'anna" <larry <at> elder-gods.org>
Cc: 809 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: transient mark mode gets activated every time i move
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:53:11 -0400

"Larry D'anna" <larry <at> elder-gods.org> writes:

>> Does it happen with `emacs -Q'?
>>
> yup.

That's strange.  What do `C-h k [up]' and `C-h k C-p' say, respectively?

(Please include 809 <at> debbugs.gnu.org in the cc list, thanks).

Message #20 received at 809 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Larry D'anna" <larry <at> elder-gods.org>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: 809 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: transient mark mode gets activated every time i move
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:01:41 -0400

Chong Yidong wrote:
> "Larry D'anna" <larry <at> elder-gods.org> writes:
>
>   
>>> Does it happen with `emacs -Q'?
>>>
>>>       
>> yup.
>>     
>
> That's strange.  What do `C-h k [up]' and `C-h k C-p' say, respectively?
>
> (Please include 809 <at> debbugs.gnu.org in the cc list, thanks).
>
>   
they both say previous-line.  weired, aint it.

also,
 
C-SPC C-SPC  arrows M-: transient-mark-mode 
results in
lambda

but C-p C-p C-p M-: transient-mark mode
results in
(only)

also, using arrow keys when transient mark mode is (only) disables it again

    --larry

Message #25 received at 809 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: "Larry D'anna" <larry <at> elder-gods.org>
Cc: 809 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: transient mark mode gets activated every time i move
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:21:28 -0400

"Larry D'anna" <larry <at> elder-gods.org> writes:

>> That's strange.  What do `C-h k [up]' and `C-h k C-p' say,
>> respectively?
>
> they both say previous-line.  weired, aint it.  also,
>  
> C-SPC C-SPC  arrows M-: transient-mark-mode 
> results in lambda
>
> but C-p C-p C-p M-: transient-mark mode
> results in (only)
>
> also, using arrow keys when transient mark mode is (only) disables it
> again

In the current Emacs 23 code, I don't believe transient-mark-mode takes
on the value (only).  You may have some stale files not corresponding to
the latest CVS, so I'd suggest trying a fresh checkout and trying again.

Message #30 received at 809 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Larry D'anna" <larry <at> elder-gods.org>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: 809 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: transient mark mode gets activated every time i move
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:23:40 -0400

Chong Yidong wrote:
> "Larry D'anna" <larry <at> elder-gods.org> writes:
>
>   
>>> That's strange.  What do `C-h k [up]' and `C-h k C-p' say,
>>> respectively?
>>>       
>> they both say previous-line.  weired, aint it.  also,
>>  
>> C-SPC C-SPC  arrows M-: transient-mark-mode 
>> results in lambda
>>
>> but C-p C-p C-p M-: transient-mark mode
>> results in (only)
>>
>> also, using arrow keys when transient mark mode is (only) disables it
>> again
>>     
>
> In the current Emacs 23 code, I don't believe transient-mark-mode takes
> on the value (only).  You may have some stale files not corresponding to
> the latest CVS, so I'd suggest trying a fresh checkout and trying again.
>
>   
yea i suspected that was the problem.  I've already tried it and it
still happens on a fresh checkout :-/

    --larry

Message #35 received at 809 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: "Larry D'anna" <larry <at> elder-gods.org>
Cc: 809 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: transient mark mode gets activated every time i move
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:57:41 -0400

"Larry D'anna" <larry <at> elder-gods.org> writes:

>> In the current Emacs 23 code, I don't believe transient-mark-mode takes
>> on the value (only).  You may have some stale files not corresponding to
>> the latest CVS, so I'd suggest trying a fresh checkout and trying again.
>>
> yea i suspected that was the problem.  I've already tried it and it
> still happens on a fresh checkout :-/

One other possibility is that your X server is sending spurious shift
modifiers to Emacs.  Could you try setting shift-select-mode to nil and
seeing if the problem persists?

Message #40 received at 809 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Larry D'anna" <larry <at> elder-gods.org>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: 809 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: transient mark mode gets activated every time i move
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:14:01 -0400

Chong Yidong wrote:
> "Larry D'anna" <larry <at> elder-gods.org> writes:
>
>   
>>> In the current Emacs 23 code, I don't believe transient-mark-mode takes
>>> on the value (only).  You may have some stale files not corresponding to
>>> the latest CVS, so I'd suggest trying a fresh checkout and trying again.
>>>
>>>       
>> yea i suspected that was the problem.  I've already tried it and it
>> still happens on a fresh checkout :-/
>>     
>
> One other possibility is that your X server is sending spurious shift
> modifiers to Emacs.  Could you try setting shift-select-mode to nil and
> seeing if the problem persists?
>
>   
that makes it go away!

this is what xev prints for a C-p on my x server

KeyPress event, serial 30, synthetic NO, window 0x3a00001,
    root 0x217, subw 0x0, time 16366578, (702,581), root:(707,632),
    state 0x16, keycode 33 (keysym 0x50, P), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (10) ""
    XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (10) ""
    XFilterEvent returns: False

0x16 = Button1Mask | LockMask | ControlMask

so it's my broken xmodmap thats causeing the probem, not emacs.

sorry for the false bug, and thanks for the help

    --larry

Message #45 received at 809-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: "Larry D'anna" <larry <at> elder-gods.org>
Cc: 809-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: transient mark mode gets activated every time i move
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:11:41 -0400

"Larry D'anna" <larry <at> elder-gods.org> writes:

> so it's my broken xmodmap thats causeing the probem, not emacs.
>
> sorry for the false bug, and thanks for the help

You're welcome.

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