Re: 23.0.50; delete-seletion-mode and read-only text

[Richard Stallman]

Does this change fix it?

*** delsel.el   11 Jan 2008 09:38:45 -0500      1.38.2.3
--- delsel.el   22 Jan 2008 05:57:28 -0500      
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*** 73,81 ****
      (transient-mark-mode t)))
  
  (defun delete-active-region (&optional killp)
!   (if killp
!       (kill-region (point) (mark))
!     (delete-region (point) (mark)))
    t)
  
  (defun delete-selection-pre-hook ()
--- 73,83 ----
      (transient-mark-mode t)))
  
  (defun delete-active-region (&optional killp)
!   (condition-case ()
!       (if killp
!         (kill-region (point) (mark))
!       (delete-region (point) (mark)))
!     (error nil))
    t)
  
  (defun delete-selection-pre-hook ()