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25.1.90; move-beginning-of-line doesn't move point

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From: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 25181 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#25181: 25.1.90; move-beginning-of-line doesn't move point
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 18:55:10 +0100

On 13.12.2016 17:05, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>>
>> Hmm, is this reasonable? BOL is a very basic concept. Don't think it
>> should be permitted to be interfered with fields.
> The idea is that a Lisp program would use fields only when the
> produced effect is what the user would expect.  You see this every day
> in action when you type "C-x C-f" and then C-a: point stops at the
> beginning of the default directory, without entering the "Find file:"
> prompt.  Moving point to BOL in this case would be a nuisance.  (You
> can still get to the beginning of line by other means, like C-b.)
>
> That's what fields are all about.  If you don't want this effect,
> don't use fields; they are opt-in.

Felt rather having been  ad-opted ;) Still think there is a bug - might 
be a seldom one.

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