Re: repeating input with different outputs

[Rustom Mody]

On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 4:50 PM, ishi soichi <soichi777@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a question about typing (or programming, or maybe a macro).
> Say, I'm writing a text (which can be in any mode, html-mode, cpp-mode, or
> whatever)
> I would like to input like
> chapter 4.1
> chapter 4.2
> chapter 4.3
> ...
> chapter 4.46
> So, it is very tedious. I would rather set up a program or a command that
> can do this job instantaneously.
> Could Emacs do this?
> soichi

You may want to check out column editing mode (part of cua)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-6BVjlBSVo