in Emacs, edit multiple lines at once

Question

I believe textmate has a mode where if you start typing, the same thing will be entered on all the lines you\'ve selected. Is there something similar to this in emacs? I\'m

Answer 1

One of the solutions is using CUA mode. Activate cua mode with M-x cua-mode, select rectangle begin: first press C-Enter then move cursor with standard movement commands to make selection, now pressing enter at any time will cycle cursor through corners of the rectangle enabling you to prepend or append text to the selection.