Re: move-lines.el: a lazy programmer's package to move lines around

Richard Stallman <[email protected]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:44:35 -0400
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  > >>> What exactly is your concern here?  Having a command that can move
  > >>> around text in an interactive setting is useful in general, but also not
  > >>> something that we expect to be upgraded and extended extensively, so
  > >>> having it stable and complete in core sounds like a good idea to me,

That's what I thought, too, when I first saw this.  Also, I think it
is worth some effort and discussion to choose a command interface that
is very natural and easy for people to remember.

That could make the difference between a useful feature and a very
handy feature.

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