Re: region-active-p

[Richard Stallman]

    > What about to introduce `region-active-p' and/or
    > `region-exists-p' for

    > (and mark-active transient-mark-mode)

    I think this is a good idea.  Instead of putting everywhere
    a complex condition:

I agree.  But we need to decide whether (not (eq (region-beginning)
(region-end))) should be part of it.  The name `region-active-p'
implies that it doesn't matter whether the region is empty.