Kyle Jones <kyle_jones(a)wonderworks.com> writes:
> Because, if you don't, the current behaviour is far from
logical.
> Press C-SPC, then C-f a few times, then M-<. I bet 90% of XEmacs
> users would expect the mark to remain at the point before
> C-f-ing.
The behavior is still logical. What you are describing is user
ignorance.
Ascribing unintuitive behaviour to "user ignorance" is the path of
least resistance. The fact is that I had to bend backwards to
understand why the C-SPC example above gave the wrong results. When
you run without zmacs-regions, or when you are a long-time Emacs user,
you get used to it, but otherwise it's totally weird.
I think the only reason that we don't get more complaints in c.x.e. is
that people don't *notice* this thing.
Using the mark system requires that you learn a bit about it.
transient-mark-mode/zmacs-region, with its Benny Stulwicz[1]
interface, makes you think you understand, when you know nothing of
the mark ring or how to use it.
I have no idea what you mean by this. Except for this visual problem
with M-< and M->, I've found no evidence that zmacs-regions are in any
way misleading to beginners, even back when I was still learning about
them.
Having said all this, note that I'm still not convinced we should
actually make the change.
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