GNU bug report logs - #77438
[FEATURE REQUEST] Freely positioning the cursor anywhere in the buffer (Vim’s virtualedit=all Equivalent in Emacs)

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Message #20 received at 77438 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: James Cherti <contact <at> jamescherti.com>
Cc: 77438 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#77438: [FEATURE REQUEST] Freely positioning the cursor
 anywhere
 in the buffer (Vim’s virtualedit=all Equivalent
 in Emacs)
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 23:36:57 -0400

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  > Unlike Vim's `virtualedit=all` mode, Emacs' quarter-plane,
  > picture-mode, and artist-mode packages insert actual spaces into the
  > buffer. In contrast, Vim’s `set virtualedit=all` allows the cursor to
  > be placed in positions where no text exists, but real spaces are not
  > added until a character is typed.

This won't be exactly easy to do in Emacs.  It is fundamental in Emacs
that point is on a position between two characters.

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