RE: select and META key

[Herbert Euler]

> 1. Emacs -Q
>
> 2. open en elisp file. for example edebug.el
>
> 3. Press left mouse button and select a region. Before to release left 
> mouse button press ALT. While keepeng ALT pressed release mouse button
>
> Result: a region is selected, and it cannot be unsected.
>
> This is a bug or an feature of emacs unknown by me?

I think it is secondary selection.  See also (info "(emacs) Secondary 
Selection").

Regards,
Guanpeng Xu

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