From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dale R Worley Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: Enhancement request for fill-region Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 11:35:40 -0500 (EST) Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <200301271635.LAA111851505@shell.TheWorld.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1043685279 22777 80.91.224.249 (27 Jan 2003 16:34:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 16:34:39 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18dCDW-0005v3-00 for ; Mon, 27 Jan 2003 17:34:38 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18dCEj-0003WN-06 for gnu-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 27 Jan 2003 11:35:53 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18dCEZ-0003Vo-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@prep.ai.mit.edu; Mon, 27 Jan 2003 11:35:43 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18dCEY-0003VA-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@prep.ai.mit.edu; Mon, 27 Jan 2003 11:35:42 -0500 Original-Received: from pcls2.std.com ([199.172.62.104] helo=TheWorld.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18dCEX-0003Uu-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@prep.ai.mit.edu; Mon, 27 Jan 2003 11:35:41 -0500 Original-Received: from shell.TheWorld.com (DPierce@shell01.TheWorld.com [199.172.62.241]) by TheWorld.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA01815 for ; Mon, 27 Jan 2003 11:35:40 -0500 Original-Received: (from worley@localhost) by shell.TheWorld.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id LAA111851505; Mon, 27 Jan 2003 11:35:40 -0500 (EST) Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@prep.ai.mit.edu X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:4332 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs:4332 Emacs version: 21.2 It would be convenient if when fill-region was done, it would leave the point where it originally was. Currently, it moves the point to the bottom of the region, where the mark is, making it impossible to immediately use any other "-region" commands. By comparison, most -region commands (e.g., indent-region) leave the point and mark where they are, so they can be used in succession. Thanks, Dale