>>> C-return is such a "good command", analogue to C-SPC for the
>>> normal mark.
>> I don't find C-return a particularly good choice (especially since it
>> doesn't work on ttys).
> Neither does S-return...
Indeed, so it's not a good choice either.
> Does C-space work on ttys?
Yes and no: it typically isn't recognized as C-SPC but as C-@ (aka ASCII
NUL). Luckily (well it's actually done on purpose) C-@ has the
same binding, so it does DTRT.
In contrast on most tty C-return just sends a RET and we can't put that
special binding on RET as well.
I'm not saying C-return can't be used, but it would be good to also find
a key that works on ttys (just like we have undo bound to C-x u for "works
everywhere" as well as to C-_ and C-/ for more convenient alternatives
that don't always work). Maybe we could just use C-x r (except it would
hide the register commands ;-( ).
>> Is the idea that to kill a rectangle you could do
>> C-RET C-SPC .... M-w
> Just do:
> C-RET ... M-w
Hmmm... OK. I was thinking it would be good to make it work like a general
prefix command so you could also do C-return M-C-SPC, but after thinking
about it, I see it's not that important as long as M-C-SPC C-return works
as well.
>> or equivalently
>>
>> C-SPC ... C-RET ... M-w
> That works, yes, changing the normal mark to
> a rectangle mark.
Good. I assume it only works if you use transient-mark-mode, otherwise it
has no way to know whether you're "in the middle of marking" or not.
> I'm suggesting to use C-return instead of S-return to toggle the
> rectangle mark, just like C-space toggles the normal mark.
Fine with me, C-return is no worse than S-return.
Stefan
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