I just tested this patch, and can confirm that it works and solves my problem. Thanks!
Btw: I never associated shift-select with windows (which I have no experience with). Wasn't shift-select available with Motif since the mid 90's? Andreas On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 09:54:31PM +0100, Carsten Dominik wrote: > > I am aware of this conflict, but I had no idea that this mode is on by > default? > What ever happened with Emacs that we have become this much > Windows-biased???? > > Anyway, if the Emacs Gods decide that this has to change, the way to do it > would be this: > > > - Carsten > > > > --- org.el.orig 2009-01-19 21:52:10.000000000 +0100 > +++ org.el 2009-01-19 21:52:42.000000000 +0100 > @@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ > :group 'org-startup > :type 'boolean) > > -(defcustom org-replace-disputed-keys nil > +(defcustom org-replace-disputed-keys shift-select-mode > "Non-nil means use alternative key bindings for some keys. > Org-mode uses S-<cursor> keys for changing timestamps and priorities. > These keys are also used by other packages like `CUA-mode' or > `windmove.el'. > > > > > On Jan 19, 2009, at 6:09 PM, Andreas Amann wrote: > >> start with "emacs -Q test.org" >> >> type "* bla" >> and then shift-left >> >> expected behaviour: since shift-select-mode is set to t by default >> (see src/callint.c), I would expect that shift-movements select >> a region, and that major modes should not override this behaviour, >> without being asked of doing so. >> >> actual behaviour: upon shift-left the binding org-shiftleft is called >> which marks the current item as "DONE". This is very confusing for >> people accostumed to shift-selection, which works very well in all >> other emacs modes I know. >> >> Possible solution: in lisp/org/org.el >> only include the bindings >> >> '([(shift up)] org-shiftup) >> '([(shift down)] org-shiftdown) >> '([(shift left)] org-shiftleft) >> '([(shift right)] org-shiftright) >> >> if the variable shift-select-mode is nil. >> >> >> >> >> In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll >> bars) >> of 2009-01-14 on lnx0015f2465ec6 >> Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10300000 >> configured using `configure '--prefix=/home/aamann/local/emacs-cvs' >> 'LDFLAGS=-L/home/aamann/local/lib64' >> 'CPPFLAGS=-I/home/aamann/local/include'' >> >> Important settings: >> value of $LC_ALL: nil >> value of $LC_COLLATE: nil >> value of $LC_CTYPE: nil >> value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil >> value of $LC_MONETARY: nil >> value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil >> value of $LC_TIME: nil >> value of $LANG: en_IE.utf8 >> value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=none >> locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix >> default-enable-multibyte-characters: t >> >> Major mode: Org >> >> Minor modes in effect: >> tooltip-mode: t >> tool-bar-mode: t >> mouse-wheel-mode: t >> menu-bar-mode: t >> file-name-shadow-mode: t >> global-font-lock-mode: t >> font-lock-mode: t >> blink-cursor-mode: t >> global-auto-composition-mode: t >> auto-composition-mode: t >> auto-encryption-mode: t >> auto-compression-mode: t >> line-number-mode: t >> transient-mark-mode: t >> >> Recent input: >> * S-SPC b l a <S-left> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> >> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <menu-bar> >> <help-menu> <send-emacs-bug-report> >> >> Recent messages: >> For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a. >> test.org has auto save data; consider M-x recover-this-file >> OVERVIEW _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
