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diff --git a/doc/emacs/mark.texi b/doc/emacs/mark.texi index d69bfef5ab3..84cf5b39638 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/mark.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/mark.texi @@ -225,6 +225,16 @@ Save it in a buffer or a file (@pxref{Accumulating Text}). If Delete Selection mode is enabled, some commands delete the region when used while the mark is active. @xref{Mouse Commands}. + Some commands have a default behavior when the region is inactive, +but operate on the text in the region if the region is active. For +example, @kbd{M-$} (@code{ispell-word}) normally checks the spelling +of the word at point, but it checks the text in the region if the +region is active (@pxref{Spelling}). Normally, such commands use +their default behavior if the region is empty (i.e., if mark and point +are at the same position). If you want them to operate on the empty +region, change the variable @code{use-empty-active-region} to +@code{t}. + @node Mark Ring @section The Mark Ring |