The function `follow-adjust-windows' (part of follow-mode) sometimes fails. Steps to repeat:
emacs -Q
C-h t
C-x 3
C-x 3
M-x balance-windows RET
C-x b *scratch* RET
Eval the following three expressions:
(require 'follow)
(let ((owin (selected-window)))
(select-window (next-window))
(let ((follow-mode t))
(follow-adjust-window (selected-window) (point-min)))
(select-window owin))
OK here, beginning of the buffer is visible.
(let ((owin (selected-window)))
(select-window (next-window))
(let ((follow-mode t))
(follow-adjust-window (selected-window) (/ (point-max) 2))
(select-window owin)))
Here, the intention is that the middle of the buffer should be visible. It's not.
This is broken in 24.3 as well as on the trunk. The function was introduced in 24.3, even though similar code was present in `follow-post-command-hook' earlier.
This is due to the fact that the function calls `(redisplay)'. However, this work on the current point, which has not been maintained. Fortunately, there seems to be an easy fix, see patch below:
1226,1232c1226,1232
< (goto-char dest)
< (redisplay)
< ;; If this `redisplay' moved point, we got clobbered by a
< ;; previous call to `set-window-start'. Try again.
< (when (/= (point) dest)
< (goto-char dest)
< (redisplay))
---
> (let ((opoint (point)))
> (redisplay)
> ;; If this `redisplay' moved point, we got clobbered by a
> ;; previous call to `set-window-start'. Try again.
> (when (/= (point) opoint)
> (goto-char opoint)
> (redisplay)))
Sincerely,
Anders Lindgren
Ps. I'm the original author of Follow mode, even though I haven't worked on the package for many years.
In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.2 (x86_64-apple-darwin13.0.0, NS apple-appkit-1265.00)
of 2014-01-13 on macpro.lan
Repository revision: 116005 juri@jurta.org-20140113080409-nncncbxckrayrogi
Windowing system distributor `Apple', version 10.3.1265
Configured using:
`configure --with-ns'
Important settings:
value of $LC_CTYPE: UTF-8
locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
Major mode: Lisp Interaction
Minor modes in effect:
tooltip-mode: t
electric-indent-mode: t
mouse-wheel-mode: t
tool-bar-mode: t
menu-bar-mode: t
file-name-shadow-mode: t
global-font-lock-mode: t
font-lock-mode: t
blink-cursor-mode: t
auto-composition-mode: t
auto-encryption-mode: t
auto-compression-mode: t
line-number-mode: t
transient-mark-mode: t
Recent input:
<left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left>
<left> <down> C-j <up> <up> <up> C-e <left> <left>
<left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left>
<left> <left> <left> ( / SPC <C-s-268632070> <escape>
d ( p o i n t <right> <right> <right> <right> <right>
SPC 2 C-e <down> ) C-j <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up>
<up> <up> C-e C-j <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> C-e C-j <up> C-SPC <up> <up> <up> <up> <up>
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <escape>
w C-x o C-s a d j u s t C-w C-s C-s C-s C-a C-s a d
j u s t - w C-w s-b s-b s-b s-b s-b <escape> b <escape>
b <escape> b C-s C-w C-w C-w C-s C-s C-a C-SPC <C-s-268632070>
<escape> C-f <escape> w C-x p C-x o C-x o <escape>
> C-y <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up>
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up>
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up>
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up>
<up> <up> <up> <up> <return> ( C-a C-k C-k <up> <return>
<up> <tab> ( g t o <backspace> <backspace> o t o -
c h a r SPC d e s t ) C-a C-x C-s C-g <down> <down>
<escape> C-x <escape> < <up> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <right> <right> <right> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <escape> C-x <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <down> <escape> C-x <up> <up> <up> <up>
<up> C-a C-SPC <down> C-w C-x C-s C-g <escape> x e
m a c s - r e p <tab> <backspace> <tab> <backspace>
<backspace> <s-backspace> <backspace> <backspace> <backspace>
<backspace> <backspace> <backspace> r e p o r t - b
<tab> <return>
Recent messages:
C-x p is undefined
Mark set [2 times]
Quit
follow-adjust-window
Mark set
Beginning of buffer
#<window 3 on *scratch*> [2 times]
Mark set
Quit
<s-backspace> is undefined
Load-path shadows:
None found.
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