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24.0.90; Make `goto-line' consistent with the line number from the minibuffer

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From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 5042 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>, 9917 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, dmoncayo <at> gmail.com,
 Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Subject: Re: bug#5042: bug#9917: 24.0.90; Make `goto-line' consistent with
 the line number from the minibuffer
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 09:39:07 +0200

>>>>> On Wed, 23 Sep 2020 10:58:11 -0700 (PDT), Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> said:

    >> Drew objected to rebinding the keystroke in Info
    >> mode, but I think that's probably fine -- nobody is ever going to refer
    >> to an absolute line in Info.

    Drew> Why do you think so?

    Drew> The principle is general.  Logically, this has
    Drew> nothing to do with the mode or context, except if
    Drew> the user thinks it does.  No such coupling should
    Drew> be done automatically (hard-coded).  Just give users
    Drew> two commands/keys and let them use whichever they
    Drew> feel is appropriate in any given mode/context.

    Drew> You're setting a bad precedent by overruling users
    Drew> here.  `M-g M-g' should do the same thing, wherever.

If I turn on display-line-numbers-mode in an *info* buffer, or have the
line number displayed in the mode line, those numbers are the narrowed
line numbers. Having M-g M-g go to the absolute line number there
would be very confusing as they donʼt match the visual information
provided (how many people even know that *info* buffers are narrowed?
They behave like a linked set of buffers).

Robert

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