* simple.el (keyboard-escape-quit): Raise deselecting the active

region higher than exiting the minibuffer.
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2010-03/msg00904.html

lisp/ChangeLog

+2010-03-31  Juri Linkov  <juri@jurta.org>
+
+	* simple.el (keyboard-escape-quit): Raise deselecting the active
+	region higher than exiting the minibuffer.
+	http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2010-03/msg00904.html
+
 2010-03-31  Juri Linkov  <juri@jurta.org>
 
 	* image.el (image-animated-p): Use `image-metadata' instead of

lisp/simple.el

@@ -5490,12 +5490,12 @@ cancel the use of the current buffer (for special-purpose buffers),
 or go back to just one window (by deleting all but the selected window)."
   (interactive)
   (cond ((eq last-command 'mode-exited) nil)
+	((region-active-p)
+	 (deactivate-mark))
 	((> (minibuffer-depth) 0)
 	 (abort-recursive-edit))
 	(current-prefix-arg
 	 nil)
-	((region-active-p)
-	 (deactivate-mark))
 	((> (recursion-depth) 0)
 	 (exit-recursive-edit))
 	(buffer-quit-function