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24.0.50; Why is `prefix-region' in a library by itself?

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From: Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7494: 24.0.50; Why is `prefix-region' in a library by itself?
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 07:50:33 +0100

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> (defun prefix-region (prefix)
> [...]
>> What's that about?
>
> My words exactly: what's that about?
> I can't find this code in Emacs, so I wonder what your bug report
> is about.  Are you suggesting we include this command in Emacs (I can't
> see why that would be useful since the rectangle-insert function works
> about as well for that).
BTW it seem emacs doesn't have the contrary, i.e insert at end of rectangle,
what is sometime useful:

> My words exactly: what's that about?                                   >>>HERE
> I can't find this code in Emacs, so I wonder what your bug report      >>>HERE
> is about.  Are you suggesting we include this command in Emacs (I can't>>>HERE
> see why that would be useful since the rectangle-insert function works >>>HERE
> about as well for that).                                               >>>HERE

I use here C-x r <right>
I have code if interested, if not ignore message.

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