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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: 5042 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, juri <at> linkov.net, 9917 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, dmoncayo <at> gmail.com, larsi <at> gnus.org
Subject: Re: bug#9917: bug#5042: bug#9917: 24.0.90;
 Make `goto-line' consistent with the line number from the minibuffer
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2020 17:14:29 +0300

> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:10:09 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> Cc: dmoncayo <at> gmail.com, 9917 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca,
>  5042 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > 3.2. 'goto-line-relative' is bound in Info mode to `M-g M-g'.
> 
> I gave my opinion about this.  And it was a reason given
> for having two different commands: Do not base which
> command gets the standard key binding on anything to do
> with the current context - in particular, on whether the
> buffer is narrowed.
> 
> Please do _not_ bind `M-g M-g' to anything different in Info.

Why not?  We do this kind of thing -- have mode-specific bindings --
all the time in Emacs.

> Emacs should not be second-guessing users about this.

It's not second-guessing.  Info shows narrowed line numbers in its
buffers, so from the user POV the key sequence keeps invoking the same
command.

I see no problem and don't see why you object so much.

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