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author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 2004-08-16 22:49:16 +0000 |
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committer | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 2004-08-16 22:49:16 +0000 |
commit | a401596d50cc830dbd04c574fa0f5472165732c9 (patch) | |
tree | 2a73d7f7a7bab603ff96275f28f7e8e2f10ae035 /man/mark.texi | |
parent | 6f368e2d1cfb2e1bee4587d6b803d3721ec12e45 (diff) | |
download | emacs-a401596d50cc830dbd04c574fa0f5472165732c9.tar.gz |
(Momentary Mark): Minor cleanups.
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diff --git a/man/mark.texi b/man/mark.texi index 414fa470348..b4154f9c3ae 100644 --- a/man/mark.texi +++ b/man/mark.texi @@ -247,20 +247,20 @@ command twice.) @item C-u C-x C-x @kindex C-u C-x C-x -Activate the mark without changing it, enable Transient Mark mode just -once until the mark is deactivated. (This is the @kbd{C-x C-x} command, -@code{exchange-point-and-mark}, with a prefix argument.) +Activate the mark without changing it; enable Transient Mark mode just +once, until the mark is deactivated. (This is the @kbd{C-x C-x} +command, @code{exchange-point-and-mark}, with a prefix argument.) @end table One of the secondary features of Transient Mark mode is that certain -commands operate on the region when there is an active region. If you -don't use Transient Mark mode, the region once set never becomes -inactive, so there is no way these commands to make such a +commands operate only on the region, when there is an active region. +If you don't use Transient Mark mode, the region once set never +becomes inactive, so there is no way for these commands to make such a distinction. Enabling Transient Mark mode momentarily gives you a way to use these commands on the region. - The other way momentarily use of Transient Mark mode is useful -is that it highlights the region for the time being. + Momentary use of Transient Mark mode is also a way to highlight the +region for the time being. @node Using Region @section Operating on the Region |