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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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Bastien Guerry <bzg <at> altern.org>

Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 16:28:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.3.50

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org>
Cc: 16497 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: 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 10:10:10 -0800 (PST)

> move-to-column is a screen-moving command, and it has been skipping
> invisible text for the past 18 years.  It also accounts for various
> other display-only features and artifacts.  (It is a pity that this is
> not documented; I think it's a documentation bug.)

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