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26.2.90; [PATCH] Speed up 'csv-align-fields'

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Message #38 received at 37393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Simen Heggestøyl <simenheg <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 37393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, sdl.web <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: 26.2.90; [PATCH] Speed up 'csv-align-fields'
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:08:27 -0400

>> What about posn-at-point?
> That one doesn't seem to take the display width of the characters into
> account. For instance, in a buffer with "<space><tab><space>" and point
> at the end, 'current-column' returns column 9 as expected, while
> 'posn-at-point' gives 3.

It should return a lot more information than just a bare number.
I suspect you did not look at the right number.  I think you'd have to
use the pixel (X . Y) information (and divide it by the frame's char
width), rather than the (COL . ROW) one.


        Stefan

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