From a401596d50cc830dbd04c574fa0f5472165732c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 22:49:16 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Momentary Mark): Minor cleanups. --- man/mark.texi | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/mark.texi b/man/mark.texi index 414fa470348..b4154f9c3ae 100644 --- a/man/mark.texi +++ b/man/mark.texi @@ -247,20 +247,20 @@ command twice.) @item C-u C-x C-x @kindex C-u C-x C-x -Activate the mark without changing it, enable Transient Mark mode just -once until the mark is deactivated. (This is the @kbd{C-x C-x} command, -@code{exchange-point-and-mark}, with a prefix argument.) +Activate the mark without changing it; enable Transient Mark mode just +once, until the mark is deactivated. (This is the @kbd{C-x C-x} +command, @code{exchange-point-and-mark}, with a prefix argument.) @end table One of the secondary features of Transient Mark mode is that certain -commands operate on the region when there is an active region. If you -don't use Transient Mark mode, the region once set never becomes -inactive, so there is no way these commands to make such a +commands operate only on the region, when there is an active region. +If you don't use Transient Mark mode, the region once set never +becomes inactive, so there is no way for these commands to make such a distinction. Enabling Transient Mark mode momentarily gives you a way to use these commands on the region. - The other way momentarily use of Transient Mark mode is useful -is that it highlights the region for the time being. + Momentary use of Transient Mark mode is also a way to highlight the +region for the time being. @node Using Region @section Operating on the Region -- 2.39.2