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

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, 5042 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 9917 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, dmoncayo <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#5042: bug#9917: 24.0.90; Make `goto-line' consistent with the
 line number from the minibuffer
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 23:27:05 +0300

> Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 13:22:41 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> Cc: monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, larsi <at> gnus.org, dmoncayo <at> gmail.com,
>         9917 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 5042 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> My point is that a user can want _either_ behavior,
> and there's no way to know which behavior is wanted
> at any given moment, in any given buffer, whether
> narrowed or not.
> 
> IMO, we need either two different commands (& keys)
> or a command with different prefix-arg behaviors.

I suggested the former up-thread (and thought that your response meant
you are unhappy about that for some reason).  Different prefix-arg
behaviors would be tricky in this case, I think, because goto-line
accepts a numeric argument already.

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