Re: delete-selection-mode

[Jason Rumney]

Richard Stallman wrote:
> All else being equal, we would prefer to make each potential user
> feel more at home with Emacs.  But that does not mean we will
> make incompatible changes that are bad for existing users.
> This is a non-starter.
>   

I don't think that your suggestion is an incompatible change:

 Here's a possible idea: enable delete-selection-mode by default
 but only after shift-selection and mouse-selection.

Users who are used to the traditional Emacs behaviour get no surprises 
as long as they continue to set the mark in the traditional way. Users 
who are used to other programs' behaviour get the behaviour they are 
used to, as long as they use the keys they are used to.