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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
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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.

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