From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Enabling Transient Mark Mode by default Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:04:40 +0900 Message-ID: <87ablsleqv.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <87myq4saw1.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <86lk5f4fjb.fsf@timbral.net> <87ejb7babz.fsf@xmission.com> <85lk5fcod6.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <87ablvb4om.fsf@xmission.com> <85lk5fb3ym.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <8763wjb0nk.fsf@xmission.com> <864pc2tyw0.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> <86zltuqsmn.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> <007401c874af$09194910$0600a8c0@us.oracle.com> <877igykkup.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <87oda9npy3.fsf@member.fsf.org> <86lk5dp43w.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1203725172 27731 80.91.229.12 (23 Feb 2008 00:06:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:06:12 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Feb 23 01:06:34 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 1JShuT-0001uF-La for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:06:34 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JShty-0004wa-Bo for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:06:02 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JShsu-0004gm-Mu for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:04:56 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JShst-0004g8-3G for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:04:56 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JShss-0004g3-Qm for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:04:54 -0500 Original-Received: from smtp11.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.73]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JShsi-0005De-1r; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:04:44 -0500 Original-Received: from 203-216-97-013.dsl.gol.ne.jp ([203.216.97.13] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp11.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1JShsf-0002zF-KL; Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:04:41 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 275BD2FF7; Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:04:41 +0900 (JST) System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: (Richard Stallman's message of "Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:57:49 -0500") Original-Lines: 17 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:90065 Archived-At: Richard Stallman writes: > M-SPC is an important Emacs command, and has been since long before > Metacity existed. It was a mistake to set up the Metacity defaults to > conflict with Emacs commands, but they don't listen to the Emacs > developers much. I agree, though to be honest I never noticed this particular issue because I always just hit "ESC SPC" instead (I really only use the meta- modifier key for commands that I want to hit repeatedly, like M-b)... :-] -Miles -- "An atheist doesn't have to be someone who thinks he has a proof that there can't be a god. He only has to be someone who believes that the evidence on the God question is at a similar level to the evidence on the werewolf question." [John McCarthy]