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Re: need option so line-move-to-column ignores fields, plus patch
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Richard Stallman |
Subject: |
Re: need option so line-move-to-column ignores fields, plus patch |
Date: |
Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:57:50 -0400 |
the bug is that i can't use text fields this way without sacrificing
column retention on line moves, as far as i can tell.
line-move-to-column is hard-wired to respect fields when seeking the
prior positions column, so that moving the cursor between topics
usually leaves the cursor at column 0, which is almost always not what
the user wants.
Creating a new variable can enable allout to get what it wants.
But that is a sort of a cop-out, because users might want the same
thing in other modes that use fields, sometimes.
So I wonder: can you identify something about the pattern of use of
the fields which makes this result desirable? Then
line-move-to-column could detect that usage.