help-gnu-emacs-bounces+escott=nyiso.com@gnu.org wrote on 04/15/2005 
10:04:55 AM:

> Hi,
> 
> how do you change the way emacs selects regions of text? Currently it 
works
> line based, but I need to select a rectangular region from within a 
text.
> Can anyone help me with how to change the selection mode?
> 
> Thanks
> Uwe 

What you are looking for is rectangle editing. 

Define a rectangle in the usual way (mark upper left corner, then move to 
bottom right plus one).

Then use the commands
kill-rectangle
delete-rectangle
yank-rectangle
clear-rectangle
open-rectangle

HTH

EricS

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