`scroll-conservatively' not respected?

[Samuel Padgett]

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In GNU Emacs 20.7.2 (i386-debian-linux-gnu, X toolkit)
 of Tue Jul 25 2000 on raven
configured using `configure  i386-debian-linux-gnu --prefix=/usr 
--sharedstatedir=/var/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --localstatedir=/var/lib 
--infodir=/usr/share/info --with-pop=yes --with-x=yes --with-x-toolkit=yes'

Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:

The value of `scroll-conservatively' does not appear to be respected,
even when `scroll-step' is set to 0.  I see the problem when I am
moving up through a buffer.  I currently have `scroll-conservatively'
set to 10000 and `scroll-step' set to 0.  If a line that is longer
than 80 chars--my Emacs frame's width is 80--is found earlier in the
buffer than the portion that is visible and I move the point up off
the screen with `C-p C-p C-p', the display recenters when the long
line is reached.  I can reliably recreate the problem when starting
emacs with `emacs -q -no-site-file' and setting the value of
`scroll-conservatively' to a large number with `M-x set-variable RET'.
I see this problem with Emacs 20.7 both on Linux and AIX.

Also, I noticed that `viper-mode' sets `scroll-step' to 1 and doesn't
change `scroll-conservatively'.  Is this the best setting for VI
emulation?  It causes jumps when moving up and down past any line
longer than the display width.

Thanks!

Sam

Recent input:
B ESC O B ESC O B ESC O B ESC O B ESC O B q g p p RET 
RET n q g n n n n n n n RET n SPC q ESC x 3 e m DEL 
DEL DEL e m a c s - r e p o TAB DEL DEL DEL DEL C-g 
C-c a b u g RET C-x o C-s r e p o C-s C-s C-s C-s C-s 
C-s C-x 0 ESC x r e p o r t - e m a c s - b u g RE
T

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