From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Bastien <bzg@gnu.org>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Using `save-window-excursion' instead of `save-excursion' for `comment-region'?
Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 13:29:49 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvlhzzduea.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87y53zk3dx.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> (Bastien's message of "Thu, 05 Dec 2013 11:18:02 +0100")
> In Org buffer, you can comment code within source blocks. This opens
> a new buffer, insert the code there, comment it, and insert the buffer
> contents back into Org's buffer.
> With the current `comment-region' function, point is lost when Org
> goes back to the org buffer. Using `save-window-excursion' instead
> of `save-excursion' fixes the problem.
I'm not sure exactly what means "point is lost" in this case, but if
using save-window-excursion solves the problem, it's only by accident.
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-12-05 18:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-12-05 10:18 Using `save-window-excursion' instead of `save-excursion' for `comment-region'? Bastien
2013-12-05 11:46 ` martin rudalics
2013-12-05 12:49 ` Andreas Röhler
2013-12-05 18:29 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2013-12-05 18:43 ` Bastien
2013-12-05 19:05 ` Aaron Ecay
2013-12-05 19:45 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-12-06 9:49 ` Bastien
2013-12-06 9:58 ` Bastien
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