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bug#46621: Copy line
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Richard Stallman |
Subject: |
bug#46621: Copy line |
Date: |
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 01:23:03 -0500 |
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> > Once in a while I want to do that. It is easy: C-a C-k C-k,
> > they C-y as many times as needed.
> Let's compare these two solutions. Trying to copy 10 lines:
> C-a C-k C-k C-y C-y C-y C-y C-y C-y C-y C-y C-y C-y
> and adds an unrequested entry to the kill ring
> that the user needs to remove from the kill ring later.
With my proposd change to C-y, it would be
C-a C-k C-k C-u 12 C-y
and it would not require the user to make a new key binding.
Changing the contents of the kill ring is not a drawback.
It is the normal way you move text around in Emacs.
> It's not realistic to change the meaning of the numeric arg to C-y.
> People already use the current meaning for decades.
We could inquire of the users to see what they think about the issue.
--
Dr Richard Stallman
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Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://fsf.org)
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