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24.5; Say more clearly that `set-goal-column' acts for current buffer only

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#23405: closed (Re: bug#23405: 24.5; Say more clearly that
 `set-goal-column' acts for current buffer only)
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 11:20:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#23405: 24.5; Say more clearly that `set-goal-column' acts for current buffer only

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 23405 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 23405-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#23405: 24.5;
 Say more clearly that `set-goal-column' acts for current buffer only
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 14:19:35 +0300

> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 20:40:17 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> 
> Both the doc string of `set-goal-column' (`C-x C-n') and its doc in the
> Emacs manual should state more clearly that the effect is only for the
> current buffer.

Done, thanks.

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.5; Say more clearly that `set-goal-column' acts for current buffer
 only
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 20:40:17 -0700 (PDT)

Both the doc string of `set-goal-column' (`C-x C-n') and its doc in the
Emacs manual should state more clearly that the effect is only for the
current buffer.  For a user to find this out (besides experimenting),
s?he would need to click the link for the variable `goal-column'
referred to in the doc for the command.  The information is there, but
it could be more clear and direct.


In GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
 of 2015-04-11 on LEG570
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 `configure --prefix=/c/usr --host=i686-pc-mingw32'

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