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: RE: Speeding up the editing of rectangles Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:33:45 -0400 Message-ID: <9E067A1AECCB154485D4CF7E4BEF4D8E0A506F31@post07.corp.seic.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1223663810 1885 80.91.229.12 (10 Oct 2008 18:36:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:36:50 +0000 (UTC) To: "rustom" , Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Oct 10 20:37:47 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 1KoMrl-0004AX-Dk for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:37:34 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60251 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KoMqg-0002H5-RG for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:36:26 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KoMoH-0000EY-Mj for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:33:57 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KoMoF-0000BV-JH for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:33:56 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=34031 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KoMoF-0000B3-B1 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:33:55 -0400 Original-Received: from exprod5og113.obsmtp.com ([64.18.0.26]:57773) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KoMoF-0002wO-Ba for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:33:55 -0400 Original-Received: from source ([12.20.48.151]) (using TLSv1) by exprod5ob113.postini.com ([64.18.4.12]) with SMTP; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:33:48 PDT Original-Received: from tm.mx1.seic.com ([192.168.0.81]) by ms.mx1.seic.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:33:47 -0400 Original-Received: from POST01.corp.seic.com ([10.40.40.211]) by tm.mx1.seic.com with InterScan Messaging Security Suite; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:33:47 -0400 Original-Received: from post07.corp.seic.com ([10.40.40.217]) by POST01.corp.seic.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:33:46 -0400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message In-Reply-To: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Speeding up the editing of rectangles Thread-Index: Ackq5jC8mRo1WPFsQQqzqcZmEMRjYwAGFQKg X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Oct 2008 18:33:46.0467 (UTC) FILETIME=[BB0BA330:01C92B06] 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:58677 Archived-At: > Subject: Re: Speeding up the editing of rectangles >=20 > On Oct 9, 10:37=A0pm, "Parker, Matthew" wrote: > > I'll answer my own question... M-x cua-mode > > > > Nice demo herehttp://www.vimeo.com/1168225?pg=3Dembed&sec=3D1168225 > > > > Sorry, Shoulda googled it...! :) > > > > Matthew Parker >=20 > Thanks thats a useful mode. > But I tried it and there seems to be a small bug (or of course an > error in my understanding) >=20 > If I am in cua-mode and I hit C-Enter, emacs enters column editing > mode. > Also the echo area shows: > C-?: help M-p: pad M-o open etc etc >=20 > Now if I do a C-h c on one of these keys the column editing mode shuts > off! C-h c, ? (describe-key-briefly) may not work here...=20 There is documentation describing column editing here...=20 http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/CUA-Bindings.htm= l Also, if you type C-? (that is C + SHIFT + /), at any time that a = rectangle is active, then you'll get that same list of options...