* simple.el (transient-mark-mode): Add an :init-value.

* startup.el (command-line): Use custom-reevaluate-setting for
transient-mark-mode.

* callint.c (syms_of_callint): Initialize Vmark_even_if_inactive
with Qt.

etc/NEWS

@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ the currently selected Emacs frame.
 
 ** Emacs now supports the SVG image format through librsvg2.
 
+** transient-mark-mode is now enabled by default.
+
 ** If you set find-file-confirm-nonexistent-file to t, then C-x C-f
 requires confirmation before opening a non-existent file.
 

lisp/ChangeLog

+2008-02-17  Dan Nicolaescu  <dann@ics.uci.edu>
+
+	* simple.el (transient-mark-mode): Add an :init-value.
+
+	* startup.el (command-line): Use custom-reevaluate-setting for
+	transient-mark-mode.
+
 2008-02-17  Micha$(Q)a(Bl Cadilhac  <michael@cadilhac.name>
 	* wdired.el (wdired-allow-to-change-permissions): Fix typo.

lisp/simple.el

@@ -3586,7 +3586,9 @@ default part of the buffer's text.  Examples of such commands include
 Invoke \\[apropos-documentation] and type \"transient\" or
 \"mark.*active\" at the prompt, to see the documentation of
 commands which are sensitive to the Transient Mark mode."
-  :global t :group 'editing-basics)
+  :global t 
+  :init-value (not noninteractive)
+  :group 'editing-basics)
 
 (defvar widen-automatically t
   "Non-nil means it is ok for commands to call `widen' when they want to.

lisp/startup.el

@@ -847,6 +847,7 @@ opening the first frame (e.g. open a connection to an X server).")
   (custom-reevaluate-setting 'send-mail-function)
   (custom-reevaluate-setting 'focus-follows-mouse)
   (custom-reevaluate-setting 'global-auto-composition-mode)
+  (custom-reevaluate-setting 'transient-mark-mode)
 
   (normal-erase-is-backspace-setup-frame)
 

src/ChangeLog

+2008-02-17  Dan Nicolaescu  <dann@ics.uci.edu>
+
+	* callint.c (syms_of_callint): Initialize Vmark_even_if_inactive
+	with Qt.
+
 2008-02-17  Kenichi Handa  <handa@m17n.org>
 
 	* ftfont.c (ftfont_shape): Return Lispy number.

src/callint.c

@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ This option makes a difference in Transient Mark mode.
 When the option is non-nil, deactivation of the mark
 turns off region highlighting, but commands that use the mark
 behave as if the mark were still active.  */);
-  Vmark_even_if_inactive = Qnil;
+  Vmark_even_if_inactive = Qt;
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("mouse-leave-buffer-hook", &Vmouse_leave_buffer_hook,
 	       doc: /* Hook to run when about to switch windows with a mouse command.