Re: Ctrl-x Ctrl-x (exchange-point-and-mark)

[Barry Margolin]

In article <mailman.3.1273575216.918.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>,
 Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:

> Sean Sieger <sean.sieger@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
> >
> >     I see there are no customizing option matching
> >     `exchange-point-and-mark' (Ctrl-x Ctrl-x)
> >
> 
> > C-g doesn't suit you?
> No not really... its actually quicker to strike spc bar twice (to me)
> 
> What I had hoped for was some setting so that there wouldn't be yet
> more clickety clack to exchange point and mark .. I don't understand
> why it defaults to selecting the region. 

This is the usual way to activate the mark.
 
> 
> Maybe I'm using C-x C-x for the wrong purpose (to return to previous
> location) and should be using registers.. but again, its more messing
> around.  That would require. 

You can use C-u C-@ to pop the mark ring.

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