Change the default value of nxml-sexp-element-flag.

* lisp/nxml/nxml-mode.el (nxml-sexp-element-flag): Default value
is now t.

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 9dddc902130..b874bdf6f22 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -286,6 +286,14 @@ defines the logic of finding a next-error capable buffer.
 It has an option to use a single such buffer on selected frame, or
 by default use the last buffer that navigated to the current buffer.
 
+
+** nxml-mode
+
+*** Changed default for variable 'nxml-sexp-element-flag' to true.
+This means that pressing C-M-SPACE now selects the entire tree by
+default, and not just the opening element.
+
+
 ** Eshell
 
 ---
diff --git a/lisp/nxml/nxml-mode.el b/lisp/nxml/nxml-mode.el
index 1df410e505d..554b5acfb20 100644
--- a/lisp/nxml/nxml-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/nxml/nxml-mode.el
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ The glyph is displayed in face `nxml-glyph'."
   :group 'nxml
   :type 'boolean)
 
-(defcustom nxml-sexp-element-flag nil
+(defcustom nxml-sexp-element-flag t
   "Non-nil means sexp commands treat an element as a single expression."
   :group 'nxml
   :type 'boolean)