Re: Transient Mark Mode on by default

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

David Kastrup wrote:
> "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > David Kastrup wrote:
> > > "paul r" <address@hidden> writes:
> > >
> > > > 2008/3/30, M Jared Finder <address@hidden>:
> > > >
> > > > >  If you want to keep users coming to Emacs to stay with Emacs, cua-mode
> > > > >  should be on by default.
> > > > Although I hope your POV is a bit extremist as of today, I think you
> > > > stated clearly the general trend. As I previously said between lines,
> > > > I'm experiencing similar behaviour of people giving up emacs after a
> > > > few days because of unacceptable (to them) drop in their
> > > > "productivity".
> > > cua-mode will not help them much.  Emacs will remain different.
> > In contrary I think cua-mode is an excellent help for many
> > beginners.
>
> But should we make them beginners forever?

You are making an inappropriate assumption.

> > That Emacs is different does not mean that cua-mode does not help.
>
> What about "much" did you not understand?
>
> At the moment I am getting rather annoyed at the amount of strawmen I
> perceive getting thrown at me on the Emacs list, on a variety of topics.
> Could be just me, but I don't remember things being that bad.  It's bad
> enough if people pick out just a single fragment you wrote to base their
> arguments on.  But if they pick up an invention of their own, it is
> quite frustrating.

There was nothing I did not understand.