From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Mathias Dahl" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Transient Mark Mode on by default Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:28:42 +0100 Message-ID: <7dbe73ed0803250128s7fcbbf1fqbac2196f19684f2a@mail.gmail.com> References: <87myopnj0l.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <20080324115510.GA1563@muc.de> <20080324151053.158b3048@reforged> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1206433777 27173 80.91.229.12 (25 Mar 2008 08:29:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:29:37 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: "Mike Mattie" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Mar 25 09:30:07 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Je4Xk-00087d-Aq for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:30:04 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Je4X9-0001oC-6p for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:29:27 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Je4WU-0001Mk-IG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:28:46 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Je4WS-0001LD-Hs for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:28:46 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Je4WS-0001L5-DY for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:28:44 -0400 Original-Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.184.224]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Je4WS-0004FW-8v for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:28:44 -0400 Original-Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id 57so2562132wri.12 for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:28:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=MSGKq1Pv/wECdTOiYSXmW9uetXr212GXyaH3GVw/8wM=; b=LX9N3kAeH6yKqEN0edQ6267aDMjaJp8T4eecVw4nEwNESp5AMnRnzzt/ShKRCA34lOR55R0aMCVhxF00tPY0eXiXhEmTbQm/hBL69qyMXNa8BDHZS9HA81oWoqtKRcNy5O9ogOeBkS7Ol1MDPeFWF/w7ry+NhrHYV5Q0edn+qG8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=ry1/HlmbkapjgClKlB5QoIKO/M6kkem4lt8xHCSjiI93Lz93LfAe+EzMg4ow8laBK5FQIq6DVptQxEtLwiywMoy+4YxPHAosJloeX1GN7Cm8GX9XvH4Y+QGFU7jkmC62fZIgKBSp8cOx4FuoTzNNQ62q5e6V3mKyUglj7xaMwZQ= Original-Received: by 10.114.181.6 with SMTP id d6mr8679497waf.50.1206433722365; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:28:42 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.142.127.15 with HTTP; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:28:42 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20080324151053.158b3048@reforged> Content-Disposition: inline X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:93399 Archived-At: > The visual feedback argument also does not sound right to me. Feedback is > useful yes, but the reason you need a region highlighted on garden variety > UI's stems from the fact that most inputs kill the active region. The highlighting > shows the user that they haven't cancelled the region inadvertently with > a command. For *me*, the visual feedback is the only reason to use t-m-m.