(kill-ring-save): If region face background color is

unspecified (if no highlighting), show extent of fully visible
region even if transient-mark-mode is enabled.

diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index 80c16726c5054bc581109cf79c485a6c8391f9a8..b32d2408880a3b20c40239414bac86c415eca740 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -2144,7 +2144,8 @@ visual feedback indicating the extent of the region being copied."
            ;; look like a C-g typed as a command.
            (inhibit-quit t))
        (if (pos-visible-in-window-p other-end (selected-window))
-           (unless transient-mark-mode
+           (unless (and transient-mark-mode
+                        (face-background 'region))
              ;; Swap point and mark.
              (set-marker (mark-marker) (point) (current-buffer))
              (goto-char other-end)