GNU bug report logs - #16497
24.3.50; `move-to-column' ignores invisible text at the beginning of the line, which create problems when using string-rectangle

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Message #23 received at 16497 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org>
Cc: 16497 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: bug#16497: 24.3.50;
 `move-to-column' ignores invisible text at the beginning of the
 line,	which create problems when using string-rectangle
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 17:41:46 +0200

> From: Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org>
> Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 10:11:28 +0100
> Cc: 16497 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > Maybe we should make move-to-column pay attention to stickiness so that
> > you con control where it stops by playing with text-properties's
> > stickiness (or overlay's insertion types).
> 
> Another way is to have a parameter to possibly ignore invisibility
> specs altogether.

Before we design the interface, can we please define what is the job
to be done here?  If it's just to get to Nth character from bol,
aren't there easier ways of doing that?

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