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Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions |
Date: |
Sat, 10 Nov 2012 21:09:31 +0200 |
> Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:50:06 +0100
> From: martin rudalics <address@hidden>
> CC: address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden,
> address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden,
> address@hidden
>
> > I think the only commands that should move point in this mode are
> > those which, well, move point. That is, goto-char, C-f/C-b, mouse-1
> > click, etc. And these should cause display to scroll so that point
> > comes into view.
>
> How would commands calling `set-window-start' or `recenter' be
> classified in this regard?
The former won't move point, I guess. The latter will.
> >> A basic invariant of Emacs is that at top-level any buffer's `point'
> >> coincides with `window-point' of the selected window, provided the
> >> buffer appears there. Violating this invariant means we have to rethink
> >> lots of code, including things as fragile as the window configuration
> >> code.
> >
> > I don't think anything I said violates this. What am I missing?
>
> Ok. Then `window-start' <= `window-point' <= `window-end' is no more an
> invariant?
I think so.
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, (continued)
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, Richard Stallman, 2012/11/09
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, Eli Zaretskii, 2012/11/10
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, martin rudalics, 2012/11/10
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, Eli Zaretskii, 2012/11/10
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, Nix, 2012/11/10
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, Eli Zaretskii, 2012/11/10
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, Nix, 2012/11/10
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, martin rudalics, 2012/11/10
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, Eli Zaretskii, 2012/11/10
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, martin rudalics, 2012/11/10
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions,
Eli Zaretskii <=
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, martin rudalics, 2012/11/10
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, Eli Zaretskii, 2012/11/10
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, martin rudalics, 2012/11/10
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, martin rudalics, 2012/11/09
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, Stefan Monnier, 2012/11/09
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, martin rudalics, 2012/11/10
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2012/11/08
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, Stephen Leake, 2012/11/08
- RE: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, Drew Adams, 2012/11/08
- Re: Proposal to improve the nomenclature of scrolling directions, Nix, 2012/11/08