Subject: bug#27623: save-place-local-mode bug

From: Stefan Kangas <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2020 10:09:46 -0700

Hi Stefan,

Gary Cheng <[email-masked]> writes:

> Relevant Reddit thread:
> https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/6lz3dt/noob_using_saveplace_only_for_certain_files/
>
> On Sat, Jul 8, 2017 at 2:02 PM, Gary Cheng <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
>  In order to save point position for only certain files,
>  `save-place-local-mode` is used on the desired file. However, point
>  position is not restored on next emacs session, unless
>  save-place-mode is enabled. Enabling save-place-mode means point
>  position is enabled for all files, which is not desired.
>
>  So save-place-local-mode is not serving its intended purpose and at
>  the moment there doesn't seem to be a way to enable save-place only
>  for desired files.

Since you added save-place-local-mode in commit fde0cd1adc0, do you have
any thoughts on the above?

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas