From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Duke Patterson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: picture mode Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 19:40:10 -0700 (PDT) Sender: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: <20020626024010.63267.qmail@web21405.mail.yahoo.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1025059341 25213 127.0.0.1 (26 Jun 2002 02:42:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 02:42:21 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1 (Debian)) id 17N2lB-0006YY-00 for ; Wed, 26 Jun 2002 04:42:21 +0200 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([199.232.76.164]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 17N2n6-0003Aw-00 for ; Wed, 26 Jun 2002 04:44:20 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 17N2l1-0006gd-00; Tue, 25 Jun 2002 22:42:11 -0400 Original-Received: from web21405.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.232.75]) by fencepost.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 17N2j5-0006Ri-00 for ; Tue, 25 Jun 2002 22:40:11 -0400 Original-Received: from [128.211.159.15] by web21405.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 25 Jun 2002 19:40:10 PDT Original-To: rms@gnu.org In-Reply-To: Errors-To: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:5211 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:5211 --- Richard Stallman wrote: > > What is the easiest way to draw a rectangle in > picture mode? The > > command C-c C-r will draw a rectangle between > mark and point, but I > > can't mark on an empty line. > > I am not sure what "can't mark on an empty line" > means. > Would you please state a precise test case so I can > be sure > I understand? > The following is from the discussion in the gnu.emacs.help newsgroup: With `transient-mark-mode' t the region becomes inactive when you move to a buffer position that is not yet created by `picture-mode'? C-f/C-b/C-n/C-p should automatically insert spaces to extend short lines when necessary. This does not happen. I hope the above description is clarifies the problem. Sincerely, __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com