Re: Some developement questions

[hw]

Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:

>> Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 07:24:27 -0700 (PDT)
>> From: Drew Adams <address@hidden>
>> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>, address@hidden, address@hidden
>> 
>> we should turn on `delete-selection-mode' by default.
>
> I don't think we can, because it gets in the way when editing code.
> We could turn it on in text modes, perhaps.
>
> But anyway, we already have non-annoying portions of
> delete-selection-mode turned on by default (shift-selection etc.).

I'm finding that weird and annoying, can it be turned off?  It sometimes
happens by accident.

If it was on by default, I'd probably disable `delete-selection-mode'.
I rather have something typed than a selection replaced by accident, and
accident would be the only case in which the selection would be
replaced.

How does it get in the way when editing code?  Just don't replace the
selection, or disable the mode?