From dd5c1ea9b7933deeef753755cf23d729cc2afafe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dave Love Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 19:45:30 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] delete-selection-mode --- man/killing.texi | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/killing.texi b/man/killing.texi index c003b7aa678..2f879ce82e7 100644 --- a/man/killing.texi +++ b/man/killing.texi @@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ that can destroy significant amounts of nontrivial data generally kill. The commands' names and individual descriptions use the words @samp{kill} and @samp{delete} to say which they do. +@cindex Delete Selection mode +@cindex mode, Delete Selection +@findex delete-selection-mode +You can arrange for selected text to be killed when you insert something +and replaced by what you insert; this is the way many text interfaces +work. To do this turn on Delete Selection mode. with @kbd{M-x +delete-selection-mode} or using Custom. Also in Delete Selection mode +@key{DEL}, @kbd{C-d} and some other keys will just kill the whole +selection and Transient Mark mode is turned on (@pxref{Transient Mark}). + @menu * Deletion:: Commands for deleting small amounts of text and blank areas. -- 2.39.2