Re: Enabling Transient Mark Mode by default

[David De La Harpe Golden]

On 20/02/2008, David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:
> "David De La Harpe Golden" <address@hidden> writes:

>  > I use tmm and sometimes push marks just for navigation, but I then
>  > just hit C-g to get immediately rid of the activation (when I bother
>  > at all) after a C-SPC - the mark is still pushed.  C-SPC C-g is only
>  > slightly more awkward than C-SPC C-SPC.
>
>
> From the number of keystrokes.  But between C-SPC and C-g I get annoyed,
>  and that takes longer to wear off.  And if you happened to have a slow X
>  connection, the cost of the entire screen flashing the mark-active face
>  in your face might also cause an interruption of work.

I don't see why that should happen prescisely.  C-SPC directly
followed by C-g shouldn't cause any highlighting, the point wouldn't
move.  More annoying might be the bell or visual-bell C-g might cause,
though that is of course customisable.