There's here, for example, given text:
WASP-41b 0.94 1.18 3.052404 0.04 1244 transit 590 0.93 5545 WASP-42b 0.527 1.122 4.9816819 0.0561 transit 520 0.95 5315 WASP-47b 1.21 1.15 4.16071 0.052 1275 transit 650 1.11 5576 WASP-49b 0.378 1.115 2.7817387 0.0379 transit 550 0.94 5600 WASP-52b 0.46 1.27 1.7497798 0.0272 transit 460 0.87 5000 WASP-54b 0.636 1.653 3.6936411 0.04987 transit 650 1.21 6100 WASP-55b 0.627 1.335 4.4656291 0.0558 1290 transit 1100 1.16 6070 WASP-56b 0.571 1.092 4.617101 0.05458 transit 830 1.03 5600 WASP-57b 0.644 1.05 2.83891856 0.03769 transit 1480 0.89 5600 Want to modify buffer text around given marked region with some character, turning it as:
WASP-41b 0.94 1.18 3.052404 0.04 1244 transit 590 0.93 5545 WASP-42b 0.527 1.122 4.9816819 0.0561 transit 520 0.95 5315 WASP-47b 1.21 1.15 4.16071 0.052 1275 transit 650 1.11 5576 *********************************************** WASP-49b 0.378 1.115 * 2.7817387 0.0379 transit 550 * 0.94 5600 * * WASP-52b 0.46 1.27 * 1.7497798 0.0272 transit 460 * 0.87 5000 * * WASP-54b 0.636 1.653 * 3.6936411 0.04987 transit 650 * 1.21 6100 * * WASP-55b 0.627 1.335 * 4.4656291 0.0558 1290 transit 1100* 1.16 6070 *********************************************** WASP-56b 0.571 1.092 4.617101 0.05458 transit 830 1.03 5600 WASP-57b 0.644 1.05 2.83891856 0.03769 transit 1480 0.89 5600 That seems to be very simple, but would like to know how to do it.
Any idea?
boxquote-region, from libraryboxquote.eldoesn't do quite what you want, but it does put the left part of a box around the region. Perhaps you can use some of its code as inspiration, if you don't get a direct answer here.picture-mode, which might help, either directly or by leveraging some of its code.