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I installed Carbon EMACS tody but I have a problem with the shift key: I can't select region hoding down shift and moving with harrows. Do you have any suggestion?

Best Riccardo

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I cecked C-h v but minibuffer do not match shift select mode; I also check C-h k both with shift and nothing appens, and shift+arrow and emacs explain to me only the arrows function.

I also tyed to create a new .emacs file only with :

(setq shift-select-mode t)

Nothing has changed, I still have the same problem

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Try:

(cua-selection-mode t)

Look here for more details. This should work on Emacs versions <23.

Karthik
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Check C-h v shift-select-mode RET.

If that's okay, then check the C-h k (shift + arrow) keys to see whether they are bound to something other than the forward/backward char and next/previous line movement commands.

phils
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  • I cecked C-h v but minibuffer do not match shift select mode; I also check C-h k both with shift and nothing appens, and shift+arrow and emacs explain to me only the arrows function. I also tyed to create a new .emacs file only with : (setq shift-select-mode t) Nothing has changed, I still have the same problem –  Aug 12 '10 at 09:14
  • If emacs doesn't recognise `shift-select-mode` as a variable, then that would explain why this doesn't work for you. The feature was introduced in GNU Emacs 23.1. You can use `M-x version` to find out which version of Emacs you are running. It sounds like you might want to follow Steve Lianoglou's suggestion above to get a more up-to-date Emacs. – phils Aug 12 '10 at 11:44
  • The version is the GNU Emacs 22.3.1 (i386-apple-darwin9.8.0, Carbon Version 1.6.0) of 2010-01-10 on gs674-seijiz.local. And sò I can't use shift to select region.... Is there a way to resolve the problem?? –  Aug 12 '10 at 12:31
  • Karthik's answer sounds like it will help with your current version. I'd still recommend you upgrade if you're able. As Steve pointed out, emacsformacosx.com provides a current build of standard GNU Emacs. – phils Aug 12 '10 at 21:58