Re: delete-selection-mode

[Jason Rumney]

David Kastrup wrote:
> So the topic would to me appear rather new.  And the right answer is
> "no"...  It might be "not yet", but at the current point of time I have
> no idea what could be done to make a change not quite painful for all
> users (not just the old fogies).
>   

I think delete-selection-mode (and maybe even transient-mark-mode) 
should be enabled only when the region was marked using shift movement keys.
Setting the mark with C-SPC, moving the cursor and typing a self-insert 
character should definitely not delete the region by default, even if 
the region is active and highlighted.