On 05/03/2010 12:18 PM m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: > Ken wrote: >> .... >>> > Of course, the one *I* want is brief. I think $$ome editor$ still > advertise brief emulation mode. *How* many keystrokes is it to do column > copy in emacs? It's a *programmable* editor... so you could do it with one keystroke if that's what you wanted.