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08/10/06 11:19:54 (2 years ago)
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  • trunk/man/mark.texi

    r4037 r4140  
    140140highlight the current region.  But normally it does not.  Why not? 
    141141 
    142   Once you have set the mark in a buffer, there is @emph{always} a 
    143 region in that buffer.  This is because every command that sets the 
    144 mark also activates it, and nothing ever deactivates it.  Highlighting 
    145 the region all the time would be a nuisance.  So normally Emacs 
    146 highlights the region only immediately after you have selected one 
    147 with the mouse. 
     142  In the normal mode of use, every command that sets the mark also 
     143activates it, and nothing ever deactivates it.  Thus, once you have 
     144set the mark in a buffer, there is @emph{always} a region in that 
     145buffer.  Highlighting the region all the time would be a nuisance.  So 
     146normally Emacs highlights the region only immediately after you have 
     147selected one with the mouse. 
    148148 
    149149  If you want region highlighting, you can use Transient Mark mode. 
    150 This is a more rigid mode of operation in which the region always 
    151 ``lasts'' only until you use it; you explicitly must set up a region 
    152 for each command that uses one.  In Transient Mark mode, most of the 
    153 time there is no region; therefore, highlighting the region when it 
    154 exists is useful and not annoying.  When Transient Mark mode is 
    155 enabled, Emacs always highlights the region whenever there is a 
    156 region. 
     150This is a more rigid mode of operation in which the region ``lasts'' 
     151only until you use it; operating on the region text deactivates the 
     152mark, so there is no region any more.  Therefore, you must explicitly 
     153set up a region for each command that uses one. 
     154 
     155  When Transient Mark mode is enabled, Emacs highlights the region, 
     156whenever there is a region.  In Transient Mark mode, most of the time 
     157there is no region; therefore, highlighting the region when it exists 
     158is useful and not annoying. 
    157159 
    158160@findex transient-mark-mode