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Subject: Re: `set-window-hscroll' doesn't scroll
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> From: Bertil Askelid <Bertil@Askelid.com>
> Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 13:24:55 -0700
> 
>    (set-window-hscroll (selected-window) 40)
> 
>    doesn't cause any horizontal scrolling at all

As an alternative to what I wrote in my other message, set the
variable automatic-hscrolling to nil, and then the call to
set-window-hscroll will work unconditionally.  (Automatic horizontal
scrolling makes sure the cursor is always visible, and it's by default
on.)