GNU bug report logs - #18793
24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Carlos Pita <carlosjosepita <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 18793 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text
Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 15:16:40 +0200

Carlos Pita <carlosjosepita <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 1) Put the point at the beginning of the following sequence of a's.
> 2) Start a rectangular selection with C-x Space.
> 3) Move the point one char to the right.
> 4) Move it one char to the left so that it returns to the left margin.
> 5) Repeat 3 and 4 a number of times.
>
> aaaaaaaaaaa
>
> Do you see how the sequences of a's moves back and forward? 

I can confirm that this behaviour is still present in Emacs 29.

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