Re: Transient Mark Mode on by default

[paul r]

2008/3/26, Bastien <address@hidden>:
>  Is your claim that the (old) behavior prevents beginners from using
>  Emacs?  And that the learning curve for clicking on the Active Region
>  Highlighting menu option is _that_ high?

*Default* is *default*. "Default" is not "easy to find in menu". Most
users will not change any single thing in defaults before having used
the tool for some time. So yes, being real default matters, I think.