Re: position on changing defaults?

[Chong Yidong]

Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:

>> But S-right C-5 S-right, also just marks 5 chars, as the C-5
>> prefix deactivates the mark set by the first S-right.
>
> This, and the issue with scrolling, makes me think that the `only'-TTM
> is maybe not the best approach.
>
>> BTW, we discussed making transient-mark-mode the default - so
>> can we assume that transient-mark-mode is _on_ for the shifted
>> movement keys to work?  Or do we have to find a solution which
>> works also for transient-mark-mode off (e.g. setting it on
>> temporarily as Miles approach did).
>
> AFAICT, the approach I proposed where most/all the movement commands get
> changed to call a special function in the interactive spec wouldn't
> suffer from any such problems.  I think it's the best approach so far.

I'll code up a prototype and see how well it works.