GNU bug report logs - #12253
Restore window start position

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Message #17 received at 12253 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: 12253 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12253: Restore window start position
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:00:41 +0300

>> (I guess using `set-window-point' instead of `goto-char'
>> is not applicable to Info):
>
> Why not?

Usually Info widens the Info buffer, moves point using `goto-char' and
finally narrows the buffer to the current node.  There is no way to use
`set-window-point' in this workflow.  Other places (that move point
after narrowing) could use the same function `goto-char' for consistency.

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