:type 'boolean
:group 'editing-basics
:require 'delsel)
+;; Force loading of this file in order to customize delete-selection-mode.
+(put 'delete-selection-mode 'custom-loads '(delsel))
-;; Since the above autoloaded option contains a `:set' form, this file would
-;; get loaded from loaddefs.el. We can use the above `:initialize' keyword,
-;; and the below `when' form, to the prevent automatic loading of this file, or
-;; an `:initialize' keyword of the form:
-;;
-;; :initialize (lambda (symbol value)
-;; (if value
-;; (delete-selection-mode t)
-;; (custom-initialize-default symbol nil))
-;;
-;; We choose the former as it is the general mechanism for such toggle options.
+;; This is the standard way mechanism to put the mode into effect
+;; if delete-selection-mode has already been set to t
+;; when this file is loaded.
(when delete-selection-mode
(delete-selection-mode t))