Subject: Re: bug#18697: 25.0.50; [PATCH] hi-lock interactive functions now default to the active region, if there is one

From: Juri Linkov <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 23:04:29 +0300

> What IS pointed out in that thread is that there are other ways
> to pick up text at point, besides using the active region.  And
> that gives you much more flexibility than hard-wiring the region
> content as the default value.

Not *THE* default value, but a list of several default values
where the active region is its second default value
(coming after the symbol at point in that list).