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RE: Why was `transient-mark-mode' turned off for `delete-selection-mode'
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Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: Why was `transient-mark-mode' turned off for `delete-selection-mode'? |
Date: |
Thu, 4 Sep 2014 14:15:43 -0700 (PDT) |
> > Why should `delete-selection-mode' no longer enable
> > transient-mark-mode'?
>
> The question is the reverse: why should delete-selection-mode enable
> transient-mark-mode?
Why is that the question, for a proposed change to Emacs?
Why not justify the change with a good reason? Is there none?
You are the first to say that it is not the status quo, but a
proposed change, that needs justifying. (Unless it is your change?)
Anyway, to follow your diversion: Why should it enable d-s mode,
do you suppose? Why do you suppose it always has? Why do you
suppose we designed it to do that?
Why do you suppose that that is also the behavior *everywhere*
outside Emacs? Highlight what's selected, so you can see what
you are deleting or replacing. Sounds like a good idea, to me.
Not to mention that it is what everyone expects. What's wrong
with it?
Again:
Delete selection mode has always been about providing similar
delete/replace-the-selection behavior to what is prevalent outside
Emacs. Why would we now divorce this behavior from highlighting of
the selection?
So how about answering the question, please: Why this change?
Have we had reports from users asking for it? Do you see some
advantage to it? (That's an open question; please don't just
answer yes.) Tell us the advantages and disadvantages, as you
see them.
- RE: Why was `transient-mark-mode' turned off for `delete-selection-mode'?, Drew Adams, 2014/09/04
- Re: Why was `transient-mark-mode' turned off for `delete-selection-mode'?, Stefan Monnier, 2014/09/04
- RE: Why was `transient-mark-mode' turned off for `delete-selection-mode'?,
Drew Adams <=
- Re: Why was `transient-mark-mode' turned off for `delete-selection-mode'?, Stefan Monnier, 2014/09/04
- RE: Why was `transient-mark-mode' turned off for `delete-selection-mode'?, Drew Adams, 2014/09/04
- Re: Why was `transient-mark-mode' turned off for `delete-selection-mode'?, Stefan Monnier, 2014/09/04
- RE: Why was `transient-mark-mode' turned off for `delete-selection-mode'?, Drew Adams, 2014/09/04
- Re: Why was `transient-mark-mode' turned off for `delete-selection-mode'?, David Kastrup, 2014/09/05
- RE: Why was `transient-mark-mode' turned off for `delete-selection-mode'?, Drew Adams, 2014/09/05
- Re: Why was `transient-mark-mode' turned off for `delete-selection-mode'?, David Kastrup, 2014/09/05
- RE: Why was `transient-mark-mode' turned off for `delete-selection-mode'?, Drew Adams, 2014/09/05
- Re: Why was `transient-mark-mode' turned off for `delete-selection-mode'?, David Kastrup, 2014/09/05