[Emacs-diffs] emacs-24 r117547: doc/emacs copyedits re rectangle-mark-mode

[Glenn Morris]

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revno: 117547
revision-id: address@hidden
parent: address@hidden
committer: Glenn Morris <address@hidden>
branch nick: emacs-24
timestamp: Fri 2014-10-03 19:36:49 -0700
message:
  doc/emacs copyedits re rectangle-mark-mode
  
  * doc/emacs/killing.texi (Rectangles): Copyedits re rectangle-mark-mode.
  (CUA Bindings): Mention rectangle-mark-mode.
modified:
  doc/emacs/ChangeLog            changelog-20091113204419-o5vbwnq5f7feedwu-6227
  doc/emacs/killing.texi         
killing.texi-20091113204419-o5vbwnq5f7feedwu-6258

=== modified file 'doc/emacs/ChangeLog'
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog       2014-10-03 09:18:49 +0000
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog       2014-10-04 02:36:49 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-10-04  Glenn Morris  <address@hidden>
+
+       * killing.texi (Rectangles): Copyedits re rectangle-mark-mode.
+       (CUA Bindings): Mention rectangle-mark-mode.
+
 2014-10-03  Martin Rudalics  <address@hidden>
 
        * frames.texi (Frame Commands):

=== modified file 'doc/emacs/killing.texi'
--- a/doc/emacs/killing.texi    2014-04-29 14:45:24 +0000
+++ b/doc/emacs/killing.texi    2014-10-04 02:36:49 +0000
@@ -754,6 +754,10 @@
 (@code{string-rectangle}).
 @item M-x string-insert-rectangle @key{RET} @var{string} @key{RET}
 Insert @var{string} on each line of the rectangle.
address@hidden C-x @key{SPC}
+Toggle Rectangle Mark mode (@code{rectangle-mark-mode}).
+When this mode is active, the region-rectangle is highlighted and can
+be shrunk/grown, and the standard kill and yank commands operate on it.
 @end table
 
   The rectangle operations fall into two classes: commands to erase or
@@ -840,11 +844,13 @@
 shifting the original text to the right.
 
 @findex rectangle-mark-mode
address@hidden rectangular region
-  The command @kbd{C-x @key{SPC}} (@code{rectangle-mark-mode}) makes a
address@hidden region}.  It is a new feature introduced in GNU Emacs
-24.4, and most commands now are still unaware of it, but kill and yank
-(@pxref{Killing}) do work on the rectangle.
+  The command @kbd{C-x @key{SPC}} (@code{rectangle-mark-mode}) toggles
+whether the region-rectangle or the standard region is highlighted
+(first activating the region if necessary).  When this mode is enabled,
+commands that resize the region (@kbd{C-f}, @kbd{C-n} etc.) do
+so in a rectangular fashion, and killing and yanking operate on the
+rectangle.  @xref{Killing}.  The mode persists only as long as the
+region is active.
 
 @node CUA Bindings
 @section CUA Bindings
@@ -887,7 +893,8 @@
 of each line in the rectangle (on the same side as the cursor).
 
   You can use this rectangle support without activating CUA by calling the
address@hidden command.
address@hidden command.  But see also the standard
address@hidden  @xref{Rectangles}.
 
   With CUA you can easily copy text and rectangles into and out of
 registers by providing a one-digit numeric prefix to the kill, copy,