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- From: rnelson@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (roger nelson;S23487)
- Subject: Re: Arbitrary text blocks (Was: VI??? GROSS!)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.110758.19772@serval.net.wsu.edu>
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- Organization: Washington State University
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 11:07:58 GMT
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- >Does any editor allow the user to manipulate truly arbitrary blocks of
- >text? Vi prefers whole lines of text, some editors permit rectangular
- >blocks of text, but I have yet to see one that enables me to work with
- >arbitrary blocks.
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- In what editing situation would this be at all useful?
- How would you paste the block: concatenating the lines or
- preserving the orientation of the characters in the polygon?
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