GNU bug report logs - #13361
24.2.91; [regression] window point incompatible change

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2013 06:15:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Found in version 24.2.91

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

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From: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13361: 24.2.91; [regression] window point incompatible change
Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:41:16 +0800

On 2013-01-05 16:36 +0800, Glenn Morris wrote:
> Are you asking why window-point exists and is not always equal to point?

Yeah. For example some packages use with-current-buffer and move point
using goto-char and don't realise it can not be moved if the window is
visible but not current.

Leo
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