Re: Selection changes in revno 100822

[David De La Harpe Golden]

On 14/08/10 23:16, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> Does this mean I have no way of pasting from the primary selection
> without using a mouse?

Yes, no way*, but x11 users don't generally expect to be able to.

* apart from the awkward keyboard mouse emulation, and actually some x11 
apps provide separate "paste" and "paste selection" menu options, which 
may be accessible via keyboard menu access.

> > > Why do we need a separate variable for the clipboard on w32? why not
> > > reuse select-active-regions?
> >
> > Why have the same setting do such grossly different things on different
> > platforms?
>
> Because that makes users' life easier (less customizations when
> switching platforms; can use the same .emacs without lots of
> system-type conditionals, etc.).

Nonsense, it means MORE customisations with MORE system-type 
conditionals. I'd have to have different settings on w32 to prevent my 
clipboard being eaten suddenly when I select text. Not that I use w32
by choice.

Also, the emulated primary mechanism in emacs already worked 
intra-session on w32, it's only in an inter-session context it doesn't 
work.

I don't really care so much so long as x11 isn't broken, but the idea 
your way makes .emacs more portable rather than less is absurd.