> Nothing, you need to think out of the box. Current selection in > sam/acme is linear, even though it is shown as two-dimensional. Text > is treated as linear (might explain why HTML tabels are treated with > contempt) even though it has some two-dimensional properties, at least > on the screen or on paper.
selection implies you can paste. if you can paste, you need a Word Processor™ to edit these layouts. so i think selection is something to be avoided. - erik
