I think my questions still stand: should describe-key describe the
shifted arrow keys? Should the documentation for the (unshifted)
arrow keys say what happens if you hold down the shift key (including
references to the variables shifted-motion-... and unshifted-motion-...)?
Should describe-bindings have listings for the shifted arrow keys? I
find it a bit distressing when I hit a keystroke (like Sh-up) and get
some behavior that I can't quite reconcile with easily available
documentation.
(I think I would be satisfied if the documentation that describe-key
provides for the arrow keys had a sentence or two describing their
default behavior when the shift key is held down, along with reference
to the appropriate customizable variables. I don't quite know how to
do this, since 'C-n' and 'down' both run next-line, and hence both
give the same documentation when you run describe-key, but they behave
differently when you hold down the shift key.)
Mike Alexander <mta(a)arbortext.com> writes:
This is controlled by "shifted-motion-keys-select-region"
which was
added a few months ago. I believe the default is on for this
behavior, but perhaps not. Another variable,
"unshifted-motion-keys-deselect-region", controls whether the shift
key has to stay down to continue selecting.
Mike Alexander mailto:mtaï¼ arbortext.com
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>>>>>> "JHP" == John H Palmieri
<palmieri(a)math.washington.edu> writes:
>
> JHP> So: should the function describe-key give a description for
> JHP> 'Sh-up' (etc.)? Should the documentation for each arrow key
> JHP> say what happens if you hold down the shift key? Should
> JHP> describe-bindings have listings for the shifted arrow keys?
> JHP> (A cursory inspection of the info pages doesn't help much,
> JHP> either; for instance, these shifted arrow keystrokes are not
> JHP> given in the "Setting the Mark" node.)
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