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Improve documentation of 'shift-select-mode'

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* doc/emacs/mark.texi (Shift Selection): Document the 'permanent'
value of 'shift-select-mode'.  Add index entry for that variable.
(Bug#50954)

* etc/NEWS: Update the entry for 'shift-select-mode'.
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Eli Zaretskii 2021-10-02 09:40:44 +03:00
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@ -409,9 +409,14 @@ region by dragging the mouse, you can continue to extend the region
using shifted cursor motion commands. In either case, any unshifted
cursor motion command deactivates the mark.
@vindex shift-select-mode
To turn off shift-selection, set @code{shift-select-mode} to
@code{nil}. Doing so does not disable setting the mark via mouse
commands.
commands. If you set @code{shift-select-mode} to the value
@code{permanent}, cursor motion keys that were not shift-translated
will not deactivate the mark, so, for example, the region set by prior
commands can be extended by shift-selection, and unshifted cursor
motion keys will extend the region set by shift-selection.
@node Disabled Transient Mark
@section Disabling Transient Mark Mode

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@ -989,11 +989,12 @@ further tweak whether to complete or indent.
---
** 'indent-tabs-mode' is now a global minor mode instead of just a variable.
---
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** New choice 'permanent' for 'shift-select-mode'.
When the mark was activated by shifted motion keys, non-shifted motion
keys don't deactivate the mark after customizing 'shift-select-mode'
to 'permanent'.
to 'permanent'. Similarly, the active mark will not be deactivated by
typing shifted motion keys.
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** The "Edit => Clear" menu item now obeys a rectangular region.