Subject: bug#50950: "(emacs) Mark" should contrast to "selecting" text in other editors

From: martin rudalics <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2021 10:34:53 +0200

> And one more difference to consider: Emacs commands that move far
 > enough away usually set the mark at the original position, thus
 > implicitly setting the region.  That region is by default inactive,
 > but can be activated by a single command.

The most significant difference IMHO is that the region may change when
scrolling a window.

martin