Re: delete-selection-mode

[Thomas Lord]

Richard Stallman wrote:
> Here's a possible idea: enable delete-selection-mode by default
> but only after shift-selection and mouse-selection.
>   

A useful "quasi-quantization" to consider is how many bits of state
a user must keep in mind to accurately predict the dynamically variable
behavior of self-insert-command.  (One is probably pushing it and I
gather that emacs is going well into N>1 territory.   Bummer.)

-t



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