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Re: delete-selection-mode as default (WAS: Some developement questions)
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: delete-selection-mode as default (WAS: Some developement questions) |
Date: |
Sat, 08 Sep 2018 10:23:46 +0300 |
> Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2018 09:19:21 +0530
> From: Bingo <address@hidden>
>
> Can we consider changing defaults only for users who don't have any init file
> at all ?
>
> This change may not solve many problems, due to two other features of emacs :
What problems will such a change solve?
Personally, I think that changing the behavior just because there's an
init file, even though that init file doesn't explicitly mention the
affected features, would be confusing.
More importantly, I think the argument about the defaults, at least
for veteran Emacs users matters mainly when there is no init file
anyway.
> 1. Emacs undo is frustrating for most new users. Correcting mistakes with
> delete-selection-mode i.e. restore
> a selection that was deleted due to a mistaken delete by typing/pasting ,
> will need them to use undo.
>
> 2. In their attempt to play with undo/redo, they might do C-y. Which pastes
> in Emacs : but it is the key for redo
> in many "modern" editors. This can cause more unintended deletions in
> delete-selection-mode.
So I guess you are saying delete-selection-mode should not be turned
on by default? If so, why do we need the change you propose?
- Re: delete-selection-mode as default (WAS: Some developement questions), Bingo, 2018/09/08
- Re: delete-selection-mode as default (WAS: Some developement questions),
Eli Zaretskii <=
- Re: delete-selection-mode as default (WAS: Some developement questions), Bingo, 2018/09/08
- Re: delete-selection-mode as default (WAS: Some developement questions), Eli Zaretskii, 2018/09/08
- Re: delete-selection-mode as default (WAS: Some developement questions), Alan Mackenzie, 2018/09/09
- RE: delete-selection-mode as default (WAS: Some developement questions), Drew Adams, 2018/09/09
- Re: delete-selection-mode as default (WAS: Some developement questions), Eli Zaretskii, 2018/09/09
- Re: delete-selection-mode as default (WAS: Some developement questions), Ergus, 2018/09/09
- Re: delete-selection-mode as default (WAS: Some developement questions), Alan Mackenzie, 2018/09/09
- Re: delete-selection-mode as default (WAS: Some developement questions), Ergus, 2018/09/09
- RE: delete-selection-mode as default (WAS: Some developement questions), Drew Adams, 2018/09/09
Re: delete-selection-mode as default (WAS: Some developement questions), Richard Stallman, 2018/09/11