GNU bug report logs - #9917
24.0.90; Make `goto-line' consistent with the line number from the minibuffer

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, dmoncayo <at> gmail.com, 9917 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, 5042 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9917: bug#5042: bug#9917: 24.0.90; Make `goto-line' consistent with the line number from the minibuffer
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 21:28:41 +0200

>> 1. Bind 'M-g v' to goto-line-relative, while leaving 'M-g g'
>>    bound to goto-line that currently uses absolute line numbers
>>    (btw, this fact should be mentioned in its docstring);
>
> This makes most sense to me -- sometimes you want to go relative (when
> you're working on stuff wrt. the buffer) and sometimes you want to go
> absolute (when you're looking at external data, like error reports and
> the like).
>
> So two commands (and keystrokes), and document the difference properly.

What do you think about binding upper-case 'M-G G' to goto-line,
where the big G has mnemonics of more global absolute line numbers,
and binding lower-case 'M-g g' to goto-line-relative where
the little g means more local relative addressing.

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