GNU bug report logs - #9934
24.0.91; `region-active-p' definition

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

Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 17:16:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.0.91

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 9934 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9934: 24.0.91; `region-active-p' definition
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:26:00 -0400

> It is the name `region-active-p' that is a bit misleading.  Outside t-m mode the
> region is neither active nor inactive.  When `region-active-p' returns nil it

That's false as well.  (transient-mark-mode -1) followed by C-SPC C-SPC
will create an active region.
Nowadays transient-mark-mode basically only toggles the behavior between
C-SPC and C-SPC SPC as well as between C-x C-x and C-u C-x C-x.

Yes, mark-active is weird and messy and so is transient-mark-mode.
The implementation is ugly, messy, and twisted.  Patches to clean up the
mess are welcome, but I see no bug here.


        Stefan
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