[Emacs-diffs] emacs/lisp simple.el

[Eli Zaretskii]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/emacs
Module name:    emacs
Changes by:     Eli Zaretskii <eliz>    09/03/21 18:29:25

Modified files:
        lisp           : simple.el 

Log message:
        (handle-shift-selection): Doc fix.  (Bug#2738)

CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/emacs/lisp/simple.el?cvsroot=emacs&r1=1.977&r2=1.978

Patches:
Index: simple.el
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RCS file: /cvsroot/emacs/emacs/lisp/simple.el,v
retrieving revision 1.977
retrieving revision 1.978
diff -u -b -r1.977 -r1.978
--- simple.el   19 Mar 2009 14:45:05 -0000      1.977
+++ simple.el   21 Mar 2009 18:29:25 -0000      1.978
@@ -3747,18 +3747,21 @@
     nil))
 
 (defun handle-shift-selection (&optional deactivate)
-  "Check for shift translation, and operate on the mark accordingly.
+  "Activate or deactivate the mark depending on whether the
+current command was invoked through ``shift translation.''
+
+\(See `this-command-keys-shift-translated' for the meaning of
+shift translation.)
+
 This is called whenever a command with a `^' character in its
 `interactive' spec is invoked while `shift-select-mode' is
 non-nil.
 
-If the command was invoked through shift-translation, set the
+If the command was invoked through shift translation, set the
 mark and activate the region temporarily, unless it was already
-set in this way.  If the command was invoked without
-shift-translation and a region is temporarily active, deactivate
-the mark.
-
-With optional arg DEACTIVATE, only perform region deactivation."
+set in this way.  If the command was invoked without shift
+translation, or if the optional argument DEACTIVATE is non-nil,
+deactivate the mark if the region is temporarily active."
   (cond ((and this-command-keys-shift-translated
              (null deactivate))
         (unless (and mark-active