Questions tagged [secondary-selection]
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Secondary Selection beginning end
How can I programmatically define a secondary selection with beginning and end defined?;)
I try to look for this, but only find mouse usage;)
Any pointers?;)
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What is this permanently highlighted region?
I accidentally pressed some keys in a buffer and created the permanently highlighted region shown below. What is this region called, and how can I get rid of it?
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What's the most efficient, idiomatic way to paste-and-replace in Emacs?
I often do something like this:
Copy some stuff
Go to where I need to paste it
Paste it (C-y)
Kill the rest of the line (C-k)
Select what I just pasted, and copy it again
Repeat steps 2-5
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How to check if there exists a secondary selection?
Emacs has a secondary selection (not the X11 selection, rather the mouse-secondary-overlay).
On my system holding Alt-LMB dragging sets it.
How would I check if there this selection is set in elisp?
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