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[ On Mon, September 19, 1994 at 13:26:44 (+0200), Christian Callsen wrote: ]
> Subject: Suggestion: Optional highlighting of selected region in X
>
> When selecting a region using the mouse under X11, the highlighting of
> the region should stay *on*, after the mouse-button has been
> released.

I'd second this suggestion too!  It's also rather annoying to have the
window cursor immediately jump to the mouse pointer location, esp. since
it's a big non-flashing blob that simply appears to make the highlighted
region longer than it really is.

I do see one problem with this, which is that a new type of region would
have to be invented, since I do not want to have the current region
constantly highlighted.

A further suggestion is that the immediate connection between the
current/top-level emacs cut buffer, and the X11 selection buffer be
divorced.  As it is now, if I make a selection in another X client
window, then proceed to do something in an emacs window which appends to
the kill ring, then the current X selection is clobbered.  This might
mean that using (yank) wouldn't bring in the current X selection, and
that a new function would be required to insert the current X selection
when using button 2.

One final discrepancy between the behaviour of emacs and that of some
other X11 clients (I'm thinking primarily of xterm) is that the current
selection is pasted in at the cursor location, not the mouse pointer
location, when using button 2.  I realise that in an editor, this might
actually be a desirable feature, whereas in an xterm it is next to
impossible.  However, it's the discrepancy that bugs me....

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