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* doc/emacs/mark.texi (Mark): Index "(de)activating the mark".

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(Bug#32956)
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Charles A. Roelli 2018-10-08 19:21:41 +02:00
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@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ one comes earlier in the text; each time you move point, the region
changes.
@cindex active region
@cindex activating the mark
Setting the mark at a position in the text also @dfn{activates} it.
When the mark is active, we say also that the region is active; Emacs
indicates its extent by highlighting the text within it, using the
@code{region} face (@pxref{Face Customization}).
@cindex deactivating the mark
After certain non-motion commands, including any command that
changes the text in the buffer, Emacs automatically @dfn{deactivates}
the mark; this turns off the highlighting. You can also explicitly