Re: [h-e-w] delete-selection-mode activation?

[Fischer Martin (BRC/PDM1)]

hi,

the documentation of delete-selection-mode says:

  Setting this variable directly does not take effect;
  use either M-x customize or the function `delete-selection-mode'.

martin

"SN" == Sivaram Neelakantan <address@hidden> writes:
 SN> To: <address@hidden>
 SN> Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 13:27:38 +0530
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 SN> Hello,
 SN> I have the following line in my .emacs from emacs 21.1 on win2k.
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 SN> ;;set to delete highlighted text using BSPACE & DEL key
 SN> (setq delete-selection-mode t)
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 SN> The problem is, it does NOT appear to work the first time.
 SN> I have to disable and enable it again once before it starts to work
 SN> across all buffers.
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 SN> The very first time I hit C-x h and hit DEL or BSPACE key
 SN> a single char gets deleted. When I do M-x delete-selection-mode , I
 SN> initially get
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 SN> Delete-Selection mode disabled
 SN> 
 SN> and then I have do it again to enable it. After this it works as
 SN> advertised.
 SN> 
 SN> regards,
 SN> sivaram
 SN> p.s am subscribed in Digest mode, so replies will be a little delayed.
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