bug#55692: 29.0.50; delete-selection-mode: Replace region only if set using the mouse

[Visuwesh]

[சனி மே 28, 2022] Eli Zaretskii wrote:

>> From: Visuwesh <visuweshm@gmail.com>
>> Date: Sat, 28 May 2022 23:03:51 +0530
>> 
>> Motivation: I often find myself annoyed by `delete-selection-mode' when
>> using the keyboard since the region in Emacs does not translate to text
>> selections in other applications.  On the contrary, I find myself
>> wanting the behaviour of `delete-selection-mode' for regions set using
>> the mouse.  Attached patch adds an user option to do that.
>
> IMO, we shouldn't distinguish between the mouse and shift-selection
> methods of defining the region.  So this feature, if accepted, should
> also treat both methods of defining the region the same.

Considering shift-selection would be convenient as well.  Please check
attached patch.

0001-delete-selection-mode-Add-user-option-to-delete-temp.patch
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