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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 22 Apr 2001.
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sorry bout the question

sorry bout the question

alt.ascii-art · 4 messages · 22 Apr 2001 - 26 Apr 2001
sorry if i ask a question already asked 100 times or more (i guess)
is there a program where you can edit a text as if it were graphic ...
mark a quadratic block and move it elsewhere and so on?
that would be good

TIA
-> lastfuture

> sorry if i ask a question already asked 100 times or more (i guess)
> is there a program where you can edit a text as if it were graphic ...
> mark a quadratic block and move it elsewhere and so on?
> that would be good

I know of two ... and use them both.

Textpad - www.textpad.com
Jave    - www.jave.de

Harry Mason <spa...@no.spam> ASCII art 23 Apr 2001 10:38 · permalink · report
> > is there a program where you can edit a text as if it were graphic ...
> > mark a quadratic block and move it elsewhere and so on?
> 
> Textpad - www.textpad.com
> Jave    - www.jave.de

vim has visual block mode ('^V') if you're on Unix.

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"Harry Mason" <spa...@no.spam> wrote in message
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> > > is there a program where you can edit a text as if it were graphic ...
> > > mark a quadratic block and move it elsewhere and so on?
<Snip>

Well In MS word holding down the alt key you can drag out a rec and move it
around somewhat.
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Huh

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