From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#6875: Strange behaviour when moving cursor between lines Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:47:49 -0400 Message-ID: References: <1B1185B5-6179-457B-B8BB-3F4D0A7B2F96@mit.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1282100967 5916 80.91.229.12 (18 Aug 2010 03:09:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:09:27 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 6875@debbugs.gnu.org To: James Battat Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Aug 18 05:09:26 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OlZ1k-00036B-N4 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:09:21 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43372 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OlZ1k-000268-7D for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:09:20 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=42367 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OlZ1O-0001y9-HV for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:08:59 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OlZ1N-0005Dn-8N for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:08:58 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:51297) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OlZ1N-0005Dj-6V for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:08:57 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OlYgA-0003yD-B8; Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:47:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org In-Reply-To: <1B1185B5-6179-457B-B8BB-3F4D0A7B2F96@mit.edu> Resent-From: Glenn Morris Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:47:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6875 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 6875-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B6875.128209960815246 (code B ref 6875); Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:47:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6875) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Aug 2010 02:46:48 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OlYfv-0003xr-Vi for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:46:48 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OlYfu-0003xk-8h for 6875@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:46:46 -0400 Original-Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OlYgv-0005Ev-MC; Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:47:49 -0400 X-Spook: Croatian INSCOM $400 million in gold bullion smuggle X-Ran: Mu!s-~Laj/%U0"mcdM;)OxV.nwVq&oH0/q}q$IFzr+A2p;WF)15TnqUKarRI)\0F<@Zhr^ X-Hue: blue X-Attribution: GM User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:47:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:39594 Archived-At: James Battat wrote: > I am a longtime user of emacs on linux platforms. I recently > installed emacs23 on my macbook pro (fink install emacs23) It's a good idea to browse the NEWS file when you upgrade to a new version of Emacs. C-h n. > and see unexpected behaviour when moving the cursor forward one line > via CTRL-n. Specifically: * Editing Changes in Emacs 23.1 ** The C-n and C-p line-motion commands now move by screen lines, taking continued lines and variable-width characters into account. Setting `line-move-visual' to nil reverts this to the previous behavior (i.e., motion by logical lines based on buffer contents alone). > Is this a selectable setting? A bug? A known difference between > emacs 21 and emacs 23? Something else? Yes. No. Yes. No.