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

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 5042 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 9917 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, dmoncayo <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#9917: bug#5042: bug#9917: 24.0.90; Make `goto-line' consistent with the line number from the minibuffer
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2020 16:37:40 +0200

Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net> writes:

>> So a new command and keystroke seems warranted.  How about...
>> `M-g M-v'?   (The mnemonic is "goto visual line".)
>
> Or to add a new key to narrow-map 'C-x n' that currently
> contains only 4 keys:
>
>   C-x n d         narrow-to-defun
>   C-x n n         narrow-to-region
>   C-x n p         narrow-to-page
>   C-x n w         widen
>
> where a new key could be:
>
>   C-x n g         go to narrowed line

Perhaps both?  The keystroke makes sense in both contexts -- as a
variation on `M-g M-g', and in the group of narrowing keystroke.

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