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28.0.50; indent-rigidly inserts newline when exiting with RET

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From: Tomas Nordin <tomasn <at> posteo.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 28.0.50; indent-rigidly inserts newline when exiting with RET
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:43:23 +0100

emacs -Q /tmp/indent.me

Insert the following

wording1
wording2

Move point to beginning of wording1, C-SPC, move to end of wording2. Say
C-x TAB, hit <right> two times or something, RET. A newline is
inserted. The doc of 'indent-rigidly' gives me the impression that any
key other than <left> and friends should just exit the mode.

Seems like a bug to me but I am not sure.

Best regards
--
Tomas

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Message #8 received at 46296 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Tomas Nordin <tomasn <at> posteo.net>
Cc: 46296 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#46296: 28.0.50;
 indent-rigidly inserts newline when exiting with RET
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2021 17:35:00 +0200

> From: Tomas Nordin <tomasn <at> posteo.net>
> Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:43:23 +0100
> 
> emacs -Q /tmp/indent.me
> 
> Insert the following
> 
> wording1
> wording2
> 
> Move point to beginning of wording1, C-SPC, move to end of wording2. Say
> C-x TAB, hit <right> two times or something, RET. A newline is
> inserted. The doc of 'indent-rigidly' gives me the impression that any
> key other than <left> and friends should just exit the mode.
> 
> Seems like a bug to me but I am not sure.

I think it's a documentation bug.  The manual says:

  Typing any other key disables the transient mode, and resumes normal
  editing.                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  ^^^^^^^

So I think this means that any other character terminates the mode and
is acted upon.  We can clarify this in the docs.

Message #11 received at 46296 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Tomas Nordin <tomasn <at> posteo.net>, 46296 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#46296: 28.0.50; indent-rigidly inserts newline when exiting
 with RET
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:00:36 +0100

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> I think it's a documentation bug.  The manual says:
>
>   Typing any other key disables the transient mode, and resumes normal
>   editing.                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>   ^^^^^^^
>
> So I think this means that any other character terminates the mode and
> is acted upon.  We can clarify this in the docs.

Yup.  I've now pushed a slight clarification to Emacs 27.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

Message #20 received at 46296 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Tomas Nordin <tomasn <at> posteo.net>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 46296 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#46296: 28.0.50; indent-rigidly inserts newline when exiting
 with RET
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2021 19:45:45 +0100

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:

> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
>> I think it's a documentation bug.  The manual says:
>>
>>   Typing any other key disables the transient mode, and resumes normal
>>   editing.                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>   ^^^^^^^
>>
>> So I think this means that any other character terminates the mode and
>> is acted upon.  We can clarify this in the docs.
>
> Yup.  I've now pushed a slight clarification to Emacs 27.

Cool, I saw it. But the function doc string was not touched? Maybe
that's often the first look-up for docs one does.

So this was a documentation bug. Is it only me who thinks a behavior
more like string-rectangle is expected with indent-rigidly? I think it
is a little surprising when a newline is inserted at exit.

--
Tomas

Message #23 received at 46296 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Tomas Nordin <tomasn <at> posteo.net>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 46296 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#46296: 28.0.50; indent-rigidly inserts newline when exiting
 with RET
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2021 11:47:59 +0100

Tomas Nordin <tomasn <at> posteo.net> writes:

> Cool, I saw it. But the function doc string was not touched? Maybe
> that's often the first look-up for docs one does.

OK, I've now added this to the doc string, too.

> So this was a documentation bug. Is it only me who thinks a behavior
> more like string-rectangle is expected with indent-rigidly? I think it
> is a little surprising when a newline is inserted at exit.

You can use other (non-inserting) keys to exit the mode.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

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