Re: Shift selection using interactive spec

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

David Kastrup wrote:
> "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > David Kastrup wrote:
> > > If CUA-mode chooses to provide an additional futzing interface for
> > > meddling with external packages, this does not preclude us from using a
> > > proper interface within Emacs itself.
> > David, thanks for the example you provided earlier of how to change
> > the interactive form. However to me it looks like this can not be used
> > directly. It is too complicated.
>
> What you are complaining about that there is no simple ad-hoc way to
> patch up functions with _separated_ code when they are not actually
> prepared to do the right thing.
>
> Such ad-hoc patchery can be done in a manner of ways, starting with
> advice over going through the interactive form.


I am sorry but it seems like you are misunderstanding the subject.


> It is easy enough to write and put a _function_ in cua-mode.el, _iff_
> such patchery is desired, to perform this patchery and adjust all the
> documentation strings appropriately in that process.  Whether or not

The functionality is desired, but it should of course not go into 
cua-mode.el. It is important not to introduce unneeded complexity. This 
should be a common functionality, not something specific to cua-mode.