From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Parker, Matthew" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Speeding up the editing of rectangles Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:31:36 -0400 Message-ID: <9E067A1AECCB154485D4CF7E4BEF4D8E0A3311D7@post07.corp.seic.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1223573575 18016 80.91.229.12 (9 Oct 2008 17:32:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 17:32:55 +0000 (UTC) To: Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Oct 09 19:33:50 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KnzOU-0006qG-E5 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:33:46 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52290 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KnzNQ-0007HE-9x for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:32:40 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KnzMg-00078O-0Q for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:31:54 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KnzMc-00076e-4m for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:31:53 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=36431 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KnzMb-00076a-VF for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:31:50 -0400 Original-Received: from exprod5og102.obsmtp.com ([64.18.0.143]:58765) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KnzMb-0007A5-KT for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:31:49 -0400 Original-Received: from source ([12.20.48.152]) (using TLSv1) by exprod5ob102.postini.com ([64.18.4.12]) with SMTP; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:31:42 PDT Original-Received: from tm.mx2.seic.com ([192.168.0.82]) by ms.mx2.seic.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:31:41 -0400 Original-Received: from POST01.corp.seic.com ([10.40.40.211]) by tm.mx2.seic.com with InterScan Messaging Security Suite; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:31:40 -0400 Original-Received: from post07.corp.seic.com ([10.40.40.217]) by POST01.corp.seic.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:31:39 -0400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Speeding up the editing of rectangles Thread-Index: AckqNNx/l37bErzAQuGoqUZUiYOLPw== X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Oct 2008 17:31:39.0569 (UTC) FILETIME=[E33A6210:01C92A34] X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:58632 Archived-At: Hi, Questions about the speeding up of editing rectangles... In order to add a column to data like the following below, right now I would: 1. place mark at (x) and point at (y) 2. C-x r t to run (string-rectangle) 3. enter some text 4. hit enter Is it possible to, instead: 1. place mark at (x) and point at (y) 2. start typing to have text inserted immediately? Thanks, Matt man RunDate - 9/22/2008 8:53:02 PM,(x) netiktran,=20 sch RunDate - 9/24/2008 10:57:47 PM, |netiktran, R sch RunDate - 9/25/2008 10:57:22 PM, |netiktran, R sch RunDate - 9/26/2008 10:57:19 PM, |netiktran, R sch RunDate - 9/27/2008 10:57:10 PM, |netiktran, R sch RunDate - 9/28/2008 10:57:08 PM, |netiktran, R sch RunDate - 9/29/2008 10:58:28 PM, |netiktran, R sch RunDate - 9/30/2008 11:01:02 PM, |netiktran, R sch RunDate - 10/1/2008 10:59:10 PM, |netiktran, R sch RunDate - 10/2/2008 10:57:19 PM, |netiktran, R man RunDate - 10/3/2008 11:27:43 AM, |netiktran, R sch RunDate - 10/3/2008 11:09:28 PM,(y) netiktran,