bug#739: Suggested small functions to plug symmetry gaps

[Chong Yidong]

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

>> goto-column fills an obvious gap left between goto-char and goto-line,
>> while copy-rectangle-as-kill mirrors copy-region-as-kill (and has been
>> requested and suggested before on more than one Emacs mailing list).
>
> This is a good idea, especially in read-only buffers.  What would the
> keystroke be, though?  `C-x r c' is already taken...

How about `C-x r w' (for symmetry with `M-w') and move the binding of
`window-configuration-to-register' to `C-x r W'?