bug#11588: 24.0.97; Left mouse click setting the mark every time?!??

[Drew Adams]

> OK, now I see what you mean.
> 
> The old mouse dragging code had a special behavior to pop the mark if
> you did not move the mouse much after the down event, to avoid setting
> the mark (this did not work reliably; if you move the mouse a little bit
> between the down and up events, the mark gets set anyway).  
> I'll see if there is a way to get this to work with the new code, but it
> won't be for the 24.1 release.

Why not?  The "old" behavior was the behavior forever, and for a reason.

Why release with the regression?  What's the hurry?

Why not restore the old code, and move the "new" to 24.2 and fix it there,
taking as much time as you like to get it right?