Re: please make line-move-visual nil

[David Reitter <david.reitter@gmail.com>]

On May 14, 2009, at 9:00 AM, Shaun Johnson wrote:

> Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
>> Please make line-move-visual nil, it is totally uninutive to have the
>> point move to the same line, when you explicitly told it to move to
>> the next line.

> FWIW I completely agree, I find this behaviour bizarre in the extreme.
> I appreciate that others, coming from a different background, may find
> this behaviour intuitive but I don't see that as a reason to change  
> such
> a core behaviour.


For people seeking to understand the reasons behind this default  
choice at this late stage in the release process, it may be helpful to  
review the discussions here about the new word-wrap (soft wrapping)  
feature, where continued buffer lines comprise whole paragraphs in  
text rather than just the occasional over-long line in code.  Also,  
consider the increased use of variable width fonts, which are standard  
for non-code text in modern operating environments.

On a more general note, I wonder why experienced users occasional  
resist change in the UI in general (as it breaks things) rather than  
avoiding to upgrade.  Perhaps, providing bug fixes for previous  
branches (e.g., Emacs 22) for a few years after the release of a new  
full version would mitigate these issues.