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bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text |
Date: |
Thu, 05 May 2022 19:34:19 +0300 |
> Cc: 18793@debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
> Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 15:16:40 +0200
>
> Carlos Pita <carlosjosepita@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > 1) Put the point at the beginning of the following sequence of a's.
> > 2) Start a rectangular selection with C-x Space.
> > 3) Move the point one char to the right.
> > 4) Move it one char to the left so that it returns to the left margin.
> > 5) Repeat 3 and 4 a number of times.
> >
> > aaaaaaaaaaa
> >
> > Do you see how the sequences of a's moves back and forward?
>
> I can confirm that this behaviour is still present in Emacs 29.
AFAIU, that's a feature: we are trying to indicate the existence of
the selection, even though its width is zero. Type "M-x
describe-text-properties RET" at the first character. The indication
must take up some space on display, so it moves the following text to
the right.
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/05/05
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text,
Eli Zaretskii <=
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- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Eli Zaretskii, 2022/05/06
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/05/06
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/05/06
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Eli Zaretskii, 2022/05/06
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/05/06
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Eli Zaretskii, 2022/05/06
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/05/06
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Eli Zaretskii, 2022/05/06