Emacs Tip #4 -- Easy Region (Selection) HighlightingOne of the aspects of emacs that often confuses newcomers (and sometimes even exerts) is the lack of highlighting of the region (selection). After you hit C-space to set the mark, when you move the point the region is not highlighted.Starting in Emacs 22 the fix is simple. Whenever you want to see the region during a selection operation, simply hit C-space twice when you set the mark. This temporarily enables region highlighting ("transient mark mode"). To make this change permanent, go to Options/Active Region Highlighting. This will let you toggle this feature on or off for all buffers and sessions. Copyright © 2020 Andrew Oliver |