From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Robert J. Chassell" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Enabling Transient Mark Mode by default Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:58:35 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <20080220200142.GA1979@muc.de><006e01c8740e$366ebbd0$c2b22382@us.oracle.com><20080221081923.GB1891@muc.de><002801c8746e$413695a0$0600a8c0@us.oracle.com> <86hcg2shp4.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> <006d01c874ac$9a7adfc0$0600a8c0@us.oracle.com> Reply-To: bob@rattlesnake.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1203681542 32726 80.91.229.12 (22 Feb 2008 11:59:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:59:02 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Feb 22 12:59:26 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 1JSWYc-0000Av-Kf for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:59:14 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JSWY7-00008b-G5 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:58:43 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JSWY3-00008W-Cv for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:58:39 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JSWY1-00008C-WA for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:58:39 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JSWY1-000089-Pj for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:58:37 -0500 Original-Received: from cpe-69-204-130-115.nycap.res.rr.com ([69.204.130.115] helo=rattlesnake.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JSWY1-0006cN-0I for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:58:37 -0500 Original-Received: by rattlesnake.com via sendmail from stdin id (Debian Smail3.2.0.115) Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:58:35 +0000 (UTC) In-reply-to: <006d01c874ac$9a7adfc0$0600a8c0@us.oracle.com> (drew.adams@oracle.com) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) 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:89955 Archived-At: And I'm not sure I see the point of C-SPC C-SPC - who would really use it You can invoke it accidently. That is an unintended use. I have done that in the past when trying just to mark a small bit of text and inadvertently illuminated a huge amount. The frequent illuminations became so irritating that I bound a function key (F10) to disable Transient Mark mode. Now I have learned not to press control space twice ... -- Robert J. Chassell GnuPG Key ID: 004B4AC8 bob@rattlesnake.com bob@gnu.org http://www.rattlesnake.com http://www.teak.cc