bug#55234: 28.1; replace-string in rectangle regio

[Michael Heerdegen]

Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net> writes:

> So the question is why `region-beginning` and `region-end`
> don't return rectangular region boundaries.

This is implemented with `rectangle--mark-crutches', right?  Note that
these positions can be purely "virtual" (i.e., not exist in the buffer).

BTW, my solution to the original problem: I implemented a command
that lets me edit a rectangular region in a separate buffer (similar to
`string-edit').

Michael.