From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#18027: 24.4.50; doc of `rectangle-mark-mode' Date: Sat, 29 May 2021 06:55:42 +0200 Message-ID: <87fsy6t9yp.fsf@gnus.org> References: <5cf7f935-ce73-4afa-8aae-0eb4d1cc4a49@default> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="12660"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: 18027@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sat May 29 06:56:19 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1lmr1G-00034J-VP for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sat, 29 May 2021 06:56:18 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:43114 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lmr1E-0001k9-R4 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sat, 29 May 2021 00:56:16 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:57960) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lmr10-0001jq-PL for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 29 May 2021 00:56:02 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:44157) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lmr10-0006cJ-Hp for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 29 May 2021 00:56:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lmr10-00055q-GI for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 29 May 2021 00:56:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 29 May 2021 04:56:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 18027 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 18027-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B18027.162226415619560 (code B ref 18027); Sat, 29 May 2021 04:56:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 18027) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 May 2021 04:55:56 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55701 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lmr0u-00055P-JX for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 29 May 2021 00:55:56 -0400 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([95.216.78.240]:34742) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lmr0p-00054z-SB for 18027@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 29 May 2021 00:55:55 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnus.org; s=20200322; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:Date: References:Subject:Cc:To:From:Sender:Reply-To:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=JDFaelKBUhyQdEh78uzVNMiFGPUITNAGSwL07X3VQro=; b=kmtdb7hPeys9u4S90yWZPu+Erc 7V3gOx17loSYR8Am83lqavQxRbpdUVdcDU2WqXhH3Z/TtQctDZZegqcTmBZBuKdpkdbAEZaDROhi/ vw+vGO24mduA1A1JVHBMneLNssVr2BrU0mabwp4x0w2yW43GCZQviAY65soIZRyQgK2Q=; Original-Received: from cm-84.212.220.105.getinternet.no ([84.212.220.105] helo=xo) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1lmr0h-0001YN-1J; Sat, 29 May 2021 06:55:45 +0200 X-Now-Playing: Joni Mitchell's _For The Roses_: "Let The WInd Carry Me" In-Reply-To: <5cf7f935-ce73-4afa-8aae-0eb4d1cc4a49@default> (Drew Adams's message of "Tue, 15 Jul 2014 13:52:52 -0700 (PDT)") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:207494 Archived-At: Drew Adams writes: > (emacs) `Rectangles' says this: > > The command `C-x ' (`rectangle-mark-mode') makes a "rectangular > region". It is a new feature introduced in GNU Emacs 24.4, and most > commands now are still unaware of it, but kill and yank (*note > Killing::) do work on the rectangle. > > 1. The manual should not be saying anything about something being new in > such-and-such a release. It should always document the current release. > It can, if helpful, say something explicit about an older release, but > it has no business saying anything about "new" features. New features > should be described in NEWS. (I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately got no response at the time.) This node has been completely rewritten in the years since this bug report was filed, and it looks quite good to me now. So I'm closing this bug report. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no