From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Kastrup Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: guided tour suggestions Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2007 23:04:09 +0200 Message-ID: <86ejku6pbq.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> References: <200705031803.l43I3Yd29129@f7.net> <87mz0lfxy5.fsf@phil.mit.edu> <87k5umdqos.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1180818261 3934 80.91.229.12 (2 Jun 2007 21:04:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 21:04:21 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Phil Sung , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Chong Yidong Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jun 02 23:04:18 2007 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 1Hualm-0004sB-Ju for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 02 Jun 2007 23:04:18 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Huall-0003TE-Rk for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:04:17 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Huali-0003T9-HH for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:04:14 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Hualg-0003Sx-3R for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:04:13 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hualf-0003Su-UD for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:04:11 -0400 Original-Received: from pc3.berlin.powerweb.de ([62.67.228.11]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Hualf-00058W-8o for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:04:11 -0400 Original-Received: from quinscape.de (dslnet.212-29-44.ip210.dokom.de [212.29.44.210] (may be forged)) by pc3.berlin.powerweb.de (8.9.3p3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id XAA15513 for ; Sat, 2 Jun 2007 23:03:57 +0200 X-Delivered-To: Original-Received: (qmail 19837 invoked from network); 2 Jun 2007 21:04:09 -0000 Original-Received: from dslb-084-061-016-061.pools.arcor-ip.net (HELO lola.quinscape.zz) ([84.61.16.61]) (envelope-sender ) by ns.quinscape.de (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 2 Jun 2007 21:04:09 -0000 Original-Received: by lola.quinscape.zz (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 5F6758F832; Sat, 2 Jun 2007 23:04:09 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <87k5umdqos.fsf@stupidchicken.com> (Chong Yidong's message of "Sat\, 02 Jun 2007 16\:52\:51 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/23.0.51 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.4-2.6 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:72074 Archived-At: Chong Yidong writes: > Also, I wonder if the tour should mention transient mark mode. Now > that font-lock-mode is on by default, transient mark mode is IMHO > the reigning champion for Feature That Should Be Turned On By > Default But Isn't. I disagree strongly. Temporary transient mark mode is quite filling that niche. The constant interference of unintended active regions with both buffer display and operation is not making permanent transient-mark-mode something I would want enabled. -- David Kastrup