Re: picture mode

[Richard Stallman]

    > What is the easiest way to draw a rectangle in picture mode?  The
    > command C-c C-r will draw a rectangle between mark and point, but I
    > can't mark on an empty line.

I am not sure what "can't mark on an empty line" means.
Would you please state a precise test case so I can be sure
I understand?

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guidelines on how to write a bug report to give us the
necessary information so we can fix the bug.