GNU bug report logs - #3619
Replace Rectangle can't do empty after first replace anymore

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "w.goesgens" <w.goesgens <at> outgesourced.org>

Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:25:08 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug, wontfix

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 3619 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
        "w.goesgens" <w.goesgens <at> outgesourced.org>
Subject: bug#3619: Replace Rectangle can't do empty after first replace anymore
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:56:14 -0400

Stefan Monnier wrote:

> Actually, C-x r d is the equivalent (since C-x r k additionally stores
> the killed text on the kill ring).  And yes, this was a known tradeoff
> when introducing the new behavior in Emacs-22.

I looked briefly at this, and found it surprising that `read-string'
offers no way to reject the default value in favour of an empty
string. `read-from-minibuffer', on the other hand, does.
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