Variable: rectangle-preview
rectangle-preview is a customizable variable defined in rect.el.gz.
Value
t
Documentation
If non-nil, string-rectangle will show an on-the-fly preview.
This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Emacs 25.1.
Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 25.1.
Source Code
;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/rect.el.gz
(defcustom rectangle-preview t
"If non-nil, `string-rectangle' will show an on-the-fly preview."
:version "25.1"
:type 'boolean)