Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!purdue!i.cc.purdue.edu!j.cc.purdue.edu!nwd From: nwd@j.cc.purdue.edu (Daniel Lawrence) Newsgroups: comp.emacs Subject: Re: Tell me about GNU emacs Summary: rectangular cut/paste Keywords: uEMACS block operations Message-ID: <7361@j.cc.purdue.edu> Date: 6 Jul 88 13:41:30 GMT References: <810@taux01.UUCP> Reply-To: nwd@j.cc.purdue.edu.UUCP (Daniel Lawrence) Organization: Purdue University Lines: 15 In article <810@taux01.UUCP> cjosta@taux01.UUCP (Jon Sweedler) writes: >I recently asked if Emacs can do "block" or "rectangle" operations. The >reply I got was "yes... but only in GNU emacs." Well, we don't have the GNU >version here but maybe it would be worth my while to get. But before I do >this, I have a few questions. MicroEMACS 3.9n can also do block cuts, copies and pastes. These functions are driven off the 'B'lock page using the function keys, and also include a set of commands to draw and manipulate boxes on machines with line drawing character sets. Daniel Lawrence (317) 742-5153 UUCP: {ihnp4!pur-ee!}j.cc.purdue.edu!nwd ARPA: nwd@j.cc.purdue.edu FIDO: 1:201/2 The Programmer's Room (317) 742-5533