bug#18027: 24.4.50; doc of `rectangle-mark-mode'

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> (emacs) `Rectangles' says this:
>
>   The command `C-x <SPC>' (`rectangle-mark-mode') makes a "rectangular
>   region".  It is a new feature introduced in GNU Emacs 24.4, and most
>   commands now are still unaware of it, but kill and yank (*note
>   Killing::) do work on the rectangle.
>
> 1. The manual should not be saying anything about something being new in
> such-and-such a release.  It should always document the current release.
> It can, if helpful, say something explicit about an older release, but
> it has no business saying anything about "new" features.  New features
> should be described in NEWS.

(I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately got no response at
the time.)

This node has been completely rewritten in the years since this bug
report was filed, and it looks quite good to me now.  So I'm closing
this bug report.

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