Re: Enabling Transient Mark Mode by default

[David Reitter]

On 20 Feb 2008, at 12:52, Juanma Barranquero wrote:

> IMO, defaults should be choosen, if possible, so the behavior is what
> most new users would expect. An experienced user will research how to
> deactivate something that he doesn't like. A newbie will perhaps just
> give up.


I would replace "newbie" with anyone who uses Emacs alongside a number  
of other applications which provide their own editing facilities (even  
if just to fill a form field). That was my situation, and while I'd  
happily adapt one way or the other (w.r.t transient-mark-mode and key  
bindings, etc.) in general, I wouldn't want to switch back and forth  
within seconds. Emacs users say the same about switching between  
machines and having their own .emacs sync'ed between them.

Is it possible to satisfy both types of users?
Can't there be two variants of Emacs?