Re: [AUCTeX] Re: delete-selection mode and macros

[Ralf Angeli]

* Piet van Oostrum (2007-03-13) writes:

>>>>>> Ralf Angeli <address@hidden> (RA) wrote:
>
>>RA> * Piet van Oostrum (2007-03-12) writes:
>>>> OK, I see. I think this could be changed by testing in the beginning of
>>>> TeX-electric-macro whether there is an empty region active and then
>>>> deactivating it.
>
>>RA> I'm not sure if we want the selection to be deleted -- even with
>>RA> Delete Selection mode turned on.  After all, wrapping a macro around a
>>RA> selection is an important functionality with respect to convenience.
>
> Yes, I agree. But you usually do this (I think) not by typing a \ but by
> using C-c C-m (TeX-insert-macro) or one of the predefined ones, e.g. the
> font commands C-c C-f *.

With `TeX-electric-escape' set to t, typing \ basically does the same.

> With my proposed patch these continue to wrap the
> selected text. Only when you type a \ it works similar to any other
> self-inserting command.

The solution I'd favor is that typing \ will delete the selection only
if `TeX-electric-escape' is nil.

-- 
Ralf