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Is the option 'Options->Active Region Highlighting' set?

You may want to set

(transient-mark-mode t)

in ~/.emacs or other init files as well.

Dirk Eddelbuettel 2010-04-30 20:43:32

It's weird: 'Options->Active Region Highlightning' was set, so I clicked it away.I'm no Emacs (and not at all an Emacs List) expert, but after inserting the line `(transient-mark-mode)` into my `~/.emacs`, it worked. Do you know, what's happening there?

phimuemue 2010-04-30 20:53:16

I have been using that toggle in my `~/.emacs` for this reason for many years -- the manual documents it just fine. I use the interactive options less, so maybe 'Active Region Highlighting' tickles something else.

Dirk Eddelbuettel 2010-04-30 21:02:50

Accepted for pointing me in the right direction.

phimuemue 2010-04-30 21:04:34

BTW, temporary-transient-mark-mode is much better than transient-mark-mode. This lets you setup a transient mark by pressing C-SPC C-SPC instead of just C-SPC. Much less intrusive. (Oh, and it's on by default, so no config required.)

jrockway 2010-05-02 05:30:35

Cool -- will try that!

Dirk Eddelbuettel 2010-05-02 13:17:56

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