bug#12750: Highlighting text no longer works

[Bruce Korb]

Hi Eli,

On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 1:14 PM, Bruce Korb <bruce.korb@gmail.com> wrote:
>>   *** To return to the previous behavior, do the following:
>>
>>   **** Change `select-active-regions' to nil.
>>   **** Change `mouse-drag-copy-region' to t.
>>   **** Change `x-select-enable-primary' to t (on X only).
>>   **** Change `x-select-enable-clipboard' to nil.
>>   **** Bind `mouse-yank-at-click' to mouse-2.
>
> It is really helpful to have explicit instructions:
>
> *** To return to the previous behavior, add the following to your .emacs file:
>     (setq select-active-regions         nil)
>     (setq mouse-drag-copy-region        't)
>     (setq x-select-enable-primary       't)
>     (setq x-select-enable-clipboard     nil)
>     (global-set-key [mouse-2]          'mouse-yank-at-click)

I do need explicit instructions.  This didn't work.  I want to
highlight and paste
and highlight and yank.  Both and.  This isn't working.  Help, please?
 Thank you!!