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Interesting - could you please provide some examples of how are you using rectangular mark mode? I have never used it before, so I'm clearly missing something c

• dietrichepp 12y ago
  Any time you're working with tabular data, or data that is aligned horizontally, it's helpful. For example, I might need to delete a prefix from a list of declarations. I often use macros for the same kinds of tasks, with each macro editing a line and putting the cursor on the next line afterwards.
  • chr 12y ago
    apply-macro-to-region-lines does not need macros to put the cursor on the next line. From the manual: The command C-x C-k r (apply-macro-to-region-lines) repeats the last defined keyboard macro on each line that begins in the region. It does this line by line, by moving point to the beginning of the line and then executing the macro.
  • gcv 12y ago
    Take a look at multiple cursor mode for this.