Re: delete-selection-mode

[Juri Linkov]

>> What they are asking for is delete-selection-mode,
>> but they can't find it in the documentation because
>> the feature name says nothing to beginners,
>
> Then regardless of what the default is, the documentation should be
> improved (eg by index entries) so that people _can_ find it.
>
> This question is in the FAQ, by the way.

The problem is that people won't know what index entries to search.
It's the fundamental feature in other editors that it has no special name.

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Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/