Re: delete-selection-mode as default

[Richard Stallman]

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  > I think you take it for granted that the non-delete-selection-mode
  > behavior of Emacs is fundamentally superior.

"Fundamentally" is not what I'm talking about.

delete-selection-mode is designed for the interface scheme where you
select a region with the mouse.  That's where we copied it from.
In that interface scheme, delete-selection-mode fits.

The traditional Emacs interface is that you edit with the
keyboard.  What fits that interface is that Backspace deletes
one character.

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Dr Richard Stallman
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