Re: How to programmatically highlight region?

[David Abrahams]

Perry Smith <pedz@easesoftware.com> writes:

> On Nov 15, 2006, at 2:10 PM, David Abrahams wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>    
>     Could someone tell me how to get the effect of an "activated mark" in
>     transient mark mode from within elisp?  In other words, I'd like to be
>     able to set up the point and mark, and when my elisp completes, see
>     the region highlighted.  Seems like it should be simple, but nothing I
>     do seems to work.
>
> You might be asking how transient mark mode works.  

I don't think that's what I'm asking.

> It seems to be just a variable that commands look at.  But this
> works for me:
>
> (defun dog-test ()
>  (interactive)
>  (transient-mark-mode 1)
>  (set-mark (point))
>  (forward-char 20))
>
> execute dog-test from the minibuffer and the current point plus 20
> characters are highlighted

Not for me. :(

Thanks for responding.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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