Re: delete-selection-mode as default

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: hw <address@hidden>
> Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2018 15:48:10 +0200
> Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden,
>       address@hidden, Yuri Khan <address@hidden>, address@hidden,
>       Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>, address@hidden
> 
> Emacs has point and (the end of) the region (selection) always entangled
> with no way to separate them or to disable the region.  That is what I
> dislike so much, and it causes all kinds of issues.

It is also why it is so convenient to define the region without using
the mouse.  With the current way of defining region, you just go to
the other end, and you are immediately ready to invoke commands that
operate on the region.  How do you do that if point is not on one of
the edges of the region, except by dragging the mouse?

> The secondary selection doesn't have all these problems, so it's a good
> example.

The secondary selection can only be defined by mouse gestures.  And it
is not supported by any commands except those which interact with X
selections.