GNU bug report logs - #18590
24.3.93; Scrolling changes/forgets selection

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: nljlistbox2 <at> gmail.com (N. Jackson)

Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:08:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.3.93

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Message #47 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>
Cc: gnu-emacs-bug <at> moderators.isc.org
Subject: Re: bug#18590: 24.3.93; Scrolling changes/forgets selection
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 10:42:39 -0400

> Suppose you've scrolled the window so that point is no longer in it, and
> you now want to set point to somewhere now visible; how are you going to
> do it?

You use the special new key-binding which says "Move point to a visible
spot in the window".

Similarly, we could add a command that does "Move point back to the
position it had before we started scrolling", which would provide some
of the behavior that N. Jackson is requesting.


        Stefan
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