Subject: bug#10971: closed (Re: bug#10971: Problem with `split-window-keep-point' set to `nil')

From: [email-masked] (GNU bug Tracking System)
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:37:02 +0000

Your bug report

#10971: Problem with `split-window-keep-point' set to `nil'

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
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Subject: Re: bug#10971: Problem with `split-window-keep-point' set to `nil'
From: martin rudalics <[email-masked]>
To: Dani Moncayo <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:06:45 +0100
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

I installed a patch similar to the one I posted earlier.  There are
still some glitches when the window to split has a header line but most
of the remaining issues should have been fixed now.

martin

Subject: Problem with `split-window-keep-point' set to `nil'
From: Dani Moncayo <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 22:12:54 +0100
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Recipe:

0. emacs -Q
1. M-: (setq split-window-keep-point nil) RET
2. Visit the attached file.
3. C-x 2

The point in the original (top) window has moved (unnecessarily) from
the first line to the last visible one.

The docstring of the variable `split-window-keep-point' says:

 If non-nil, C-x 2 preserves point in the new window.
 If nil, adjust point in the two windows to minimize redisplay.
 [...]

But in this case there was no need to adjust point, because it was in
a position which would remain visible after the splitting.

This behavior is specially annoying if you are in a Dired buffer and
do `C-o' on a file (the point jumps to the last visible line).

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Dani Moncayo