@code{kill-read-only-ok} to a non-@code{nil} value, they just print a
message in the echo area to explain why the text has not been erased.
+ You can also use the mouse to kill and yank. @xref{Cut and Paste}.
+
@menu
* Deletion:: Commands for deleting small amounts of text and
blank areas.
* Killing by Lines:: How to kill entire lines of text at one time.
* Other Kill Commands:: Commands to kill large regions of text and
syntactic units such as words and sentences.
-* Graphical Kill:: The kill ring on graphical displays:
- yanking between applications.
@end menu
@need 1500
(@pxref{Expressions}); and sentences, with @kbd{C-x @key{DEL}} and
@kbd{M-k} (@pxref{Sentences}).@refill
-@node Graphical Kill
-@subsection Killing on Graphical Displays
-
- On graphical displays with window systems, the most recent kill done
-in Emacs is also the primary selection, if it is more recent than any
-selection you made in another program. This means that the paste
-commands of other window-based applications copy the text that you
-killed in Emacs. In addition, Emacs yank commands treat other
-applications' selections as part of the kill ring, so you can yank
-them into Emacs.
-
-@cindex Delete Selection mode
-@cindex mode, Delete Selection
-@findex delete-selection-mode
- Many graphical applications follow the convention that insertion while text
-is selected deletes the selected text. You can make Emacs behave this
-way by enabling Delete Selection mode---with @kbd{M-x
-delete-selection-mode} or using Custom. Another effect of this mode
-is that @key{DEL}, @kbd{C-d} and some other keys, when a selection
-exists, will kill the whole selection. It also enables Transient Mark
-mode (@pxref{Transient Mark}).
-
@node Yanking, Accumulating Text, Killing, Top
@section Yanking
@cindex moving text
activates and highlights the region over which they move. The
standard (unshifted) movement keys deactivate the mark, and typed text
replaces the active region as in Delete-Selection mode
-(@pxref{Graphical Kill}).
+(@pxref{Mouse Commands}).
To enter an Emacs command like @kbd{C-x C-f} while the mark is
active, use one of the following methods: either hold @kbd{Shift}