From: Harald Hanche-Olsen <hanche@math.ntnu.no>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: `save-excursion' defeated by `set-buffer'
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:58:20 -0500 (EST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100110.105820.347261995.hanche@math.ntnu.no> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvvdffj2b8.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org>
+ Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>:
> [...]
> (with-current-buffer FOO ...)
> [...]
> (with-current-buffer FOO (save-excursion ...))
An aside: While reading this discussion I wanted to experiment to
understand the difference between the two forms above. If I execute
the following from a buffer other than *scratch*, the letter A is
inserted four places after point, but point does not move:
(with-current-buffer "*scratch*" (forward-char 4) (insert "A"))
However, the doc string for with-current-buffer says nothing about
restoring point. This is confusing. Also, with-current-buffer expands
to save-current-buffer, whose doc string also says nothing about
restoring point. Again confusing.
- Harald
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-01-10 15:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-12-20 19:19 `save-excursion' defeated by `set-buffer' Roland Winkler
2009-12-21 15:26 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-12-21 16:23 ` David Kastrup
2009-12-22 12:51 ` martin rudalics
2009-12-23 0:45 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-12-23 9:07 ` David Kastrup
2009-12-24 4:35 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-12-24 9:03 ` David Kastrup
2009-12-29 16:01 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-01-04 9:09 ` Drew Adams
2010-01-04 18:30 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-01-05 20:17 ` David Kastrup
2010-01-06 0:02 ` Drew Adams
2010-01-06 4:20 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-01-06 8:07 ` David Kastrup
2010-01-06 8:57 ` Drew Adams
2010-01-10 4:57 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-01-10 8:12 ` David Kastrup
2010-01-10 21:43 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-01-11 8:24 ` David Kastrup
2010-01-11 9:21 ` martin rudalics
2010-01-11 16:50 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-01-10 17:03 ` Drew Adams
2010-01-10 4:51 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-01-10 15:58 ` Harald Hanche-Olsen [this message]
2010-01-10 18:05 ` martin rudalics
2010-01-10 18:06 ` Drew Adams
2010-01-10 19:44 ` Harald Hanche-Olsen
2009-12-24 14:04 ` Roland Winkler
2010-01-04 17:08 ` Davis Herring
2010-01-04 17:34 ` David Kastrup
2010-01-04 18:33 ` Stefan Monnier
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2009-12-18 9:20 Eli Zaretskii
2009-12-18 15:29 ` Juanma Barranquero
2009-12-18 15:58 ` Thierry Volpiatto
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