[rjzzleep]

Attracting new users for with the old behaviour is too complex maybe?

[dromtrund]

Isn't named registers an advanced enough feature that it shouldn't be optimized for new users?

[samus]

The new behavior doesn't make me want to invest effort in learning registers. A notification in the status bar which register just got filled would be all I want.

[mahkoh]

I believe Mozilla has been successful with a similar strategy.