> From: Robert Pluim <rpl...@gmail.com> > Cc: phil...@posteo.net, r...@gnu.org, 69...@debbugs.gnu.org, > j...@linkov.net, stefankan...@gmail.com, acora...@gnu.org, > spwhit...@spwhitton.name > Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:55:29 +0200 > > +(defcustom kill-word-if-no-region nil > + "Behaviour when `kill-region' is invoked without an active region. > +If set to nil (default), then an error occurs and nothing is killed. If > +set to `emacs-word', then kill a the last word as defined by the current > +major mode. If set to `unix-word', then kill the last word in the style > +of a shell like Bash, disregarding the major mode. If set to a > +function, call that function." > + :type '(choice (const :tag "Kill a word like `backward-kill-word'" > emacs-word) > + (const :tag "Kill a word like Bash would" unix-word) > + (const :tag "Do not kill anything" nil) > + (symbol :tag "User function") > + :group 'killing)
When and why would this be useful? Since kill-region cannot be customized in this way, I wonder why this new functionality should. If someone wants to replace kill-region with their own function, they can always redefine it or advise it, no?
