Re: delete-selection-mode as default (WAS: Some developement questions)

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Richard Stallman <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden,
>       address@hidden, address@hidden,
>       address@hidden, address@hidden
> Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 20:33:05 -0400
> 
>   > >   * It is active.
>   > >   * It is highlighted.
>   > >   * DEL does not delete it.
>   > >   * self-insert does not delete it.
> 
>   > Can you tell why you need it active and highlighted?  Because
>   > otherwise, this is tantamount to turning off transient-mark-mode.
> 
> It has to be active because C-x C-x is the way to activate the region
> without changing it.
> 
> C-x C-x is also a way to make the region highlighted.

I guess I didn't explain myself clearly enough.  What I was asking was
why you need the region active? what features you want to use require
that the region be active? what will you miss if "C-x C-x", "C-SPC
M-f" etc. will not activate the region?