RE: AW: delete-selection-mode

[Drew Adams]

> >> As I understand from counter-arguments, opponents agree with
> >> self-inserting characters replacing the region, but only when
> >> the region is activated explicitly, and not by side-effects of
> >> setting the mark or exchanging the mark and point.
> >
> > Not this "opponent". I agree with self-inserting characters 
> > replacing the active region _always_, no matter how it was
> > activated. That's the point of "active".
> >
> > And I hold that the region should be activated simply by 
> > setting the mark or exchanging the mark and point.
> 
> That's my position too.  This problem is mostly irrelevant to 
> enabling d-s-m. Everyone who don't like C-SPC or C-x C-x
> activating the region can turn off t-m-m or use additional C-u/C-g.
> 
> IOW, t-m-m should go hand in hand with d-s-m.  And turning off t-m-m
> should also turn off d-s-m.

We agree.