[debbugs-tracker] bug#9934: closed (24.0.91; `region-active-p' definition)

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> 24.0.91; `region-active-p' definition
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> Tue, 1 Nov 2011 10:12:45 -0700
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> The definition:
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> (defun region-active-p ()  "..."
>   (and transient-mark-mode mark-active))
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> Makes no sense, AFAICT.  The mark *cannot* be active unless
> `transient-mark-mode' is non-nil.  The very definitions of "active" mark
> and "active" region imply transient mark mode.  When transient mark mode
> is off, the region and mark are *never* active - the notion of "active"
> does not exist in that context.
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> And since the correct definition: (defun region-active-p () mark-active)
> is so trivial, this function should just be removed.
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> When is there ever any reason to test (and transient-mark-mode
> mark-active)?  When is that value ever different from just the value of
> mark-active?
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> In GNU Emacs 24.0.91.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2011-10-30 on MARVIN
>  Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
>  configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.6) --no-opt --cflags
>  -I"D:/devel/emacs/libs/libXpm-3.5.8/include"
>  -I"D:/devel/emacs/libs/libXpm-3.5.8/src"
>  -I"D:/devel/emacs/libs/libpng-dev_1.4.3-1/include"
>  -I"D:/devel/emacs/libs/zlib-dev_1.2.5-2/include"
>  -I"D:/devel/emacs/libs/giflib-4.1.4-1/include"
>  -I"D:/devel/emacs/libs/jpeg-6b-4/include"
>  -I"D:/devel/emacs/libs/tiff-3.8.2-1/include"
>  -I"D:/devel/emacs/libs/gnutls-2.10.1/include" --ldflags
>  -L"D:/devel/emacs/libs/gnutls-2.10.1/lib"'
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> > When is there ever any reason to test (and transient-mark-mode
> > mark-active)?  When is that value ever different from just the value of
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> emacs -Q
> M-x transient-mark-mode
> M-: mark-active RET
> C-SPC
> M-: mark-active RET
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>         Stefan
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