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24.4.50: Bug - forward-line inside with-selected-window

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: lompik <at> voila.fr, 18545 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18545: 24.4.50: Bug - forward-line inside with-selected-window
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:29:42 +0300

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
> Cc: lompik <at> voila.fr,  18545 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 08:48:27 -0400
> 
> Why does
> 
>  (with-selected-window (get-buffer-window "*Completions*")
>    (recenter 5))
> 
> require an explicit call to wset_redisplay from recenter, whereas
> 
>  (with-selected-window (get-buffer-window "*Completions*")
>    (forward-line 1))
> 
> doesn't need an explicit call to wset_redisplay (or bset_redisplay) from
> forward-line?

I think that's because forward-line moves point, while recenter
doesn't.

But if you'd like to add wset_redisplay to forward-line, I won't
object.

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