Re: visual-region-mode?

[Juri Linkov]

> By the way, this definition of region is flawed.
>
> The mark is buffer-local, while the point is buffer-and-window-local.
> Display a buffer B in windows X and Y, mark a region in window X, then
> switch to window Y. Suddenly, an entirely unrelated fragment of text
> is highlighted as region.
>
> A consistent definition of a persistent region would make it an
> interval between two buffer-local markers, both of which are distinct
> from the point.
>
> A consistent definition of a transient region would make the mark also
> buffer-and-window-local, so that buffer B in windows X and Y could
> have completely independently marked regions.

Yes, this is an annoying problem.  As a workaround, it's easy
to make the mark buffer-and-window-local with this simple code:

  (defvar-local mark-active-window nil)

  (add-hook 'activate-mark-hook   (lambda () (setq mark-active-window 
(selected-window))))
  (add-hook 'deactivate-mark-hook (lambda () (setq mark-active-window nil)))

  (defun redisplay--update-mark-active-window (window)
    (when mark-active-window
      (setq mark-active (eq mark-active-window window))))

  (add-to-list 'pre-redisplay-functions #'redisplay--update-mark-active-window)

I'm not sure if a new customizable option is necessary to define the
preferable behavior like with the option `highlight-nonselected-windows'.