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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo b/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo index f51eadac5..1642c5b15 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo @@ -2571,15 +2571,14 @@ When one of the incremental history search widgets is active, the area of the command line matched by the search string or pattern. ) item(tt(region))( -The region between the cursor (point) and the mark as set with -tt(set-mark-command). The region is only highlighted if it is active, -which is the case if tt(set-mark-command) or tt(exchange-point-and-mark) -has been called and the line has not been subsequently modified. The -region can be deactivated by calling tt(set-mark-command) with a -negative numeric argument, or reactivated by calling -tt(exchange-point-and-mark) with a zero numeric argument. Note -that whether or not the region is active has no effect on its -use within widgets, it simply determines whether it is highlighted. +The currently selected text. In emacs terminology, this is referred to as +the region and is bounded by the cursor (point) and the mark. The region +is only highlighted if it is active, which is the case after the mark +is modified with tt(set-mark-command) or tt(exchange-point-and-mark). +Note that whether or not the region is active has no effect on its +use within emacs style widgets, it simply determines whether it is +highlighted. In vi mode, the region corresponds to selected text in +visual mode. ) cindex(special characters, highlighting) cindex(highlighting, special characters) |