Re: Transient Mark Mode on by default

[David Kastrup]

M Jared Finder <address@hidden> writes:

> And I use cua-mode.
>
> You guys all say the experienced user never uses cua-mode,

No, we don't.  What is it in this thread that makes people invent straw
men all the time?

> and that the newb would be confused because it makes Emacs
> inconsistent with itself.  I completely disagree.  If cua-mode did not
> exist, I *would not be using Emacs today*.

So you are a newbie?

> As a solution to this whole problem, why not place an option on the
> splash screen that chooses if cua-mode is on or not?

Because the splash screen is optional and not the right place for it:
people might no longer find it.  CUA mode is right in the "Options" menu
where people looking for it can find it.

> That way newer users will always see the option, right in their face,
> and it could default to being enabled if you see the splash screen.

A user that is incapable of clicking on "Options" for setting options is
not the Emacs target audience.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum