From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: invisible Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:20:24 -0500 Message-ID: References: <20040225.150142.12214540.kazu@iijlab.net> <200402290224.i1T2Oip15705@raven.dms.auburn.edu> <87sl3fdqs3.fsf@escher.local.home> <87zlxc5r2f.fsf@escher.local.home> <474059CD.1060107@gmx.at> <87r6ihi1z7.fsf@escher.local.home> <4746E2CF.4010604@gmx.at> <87k5o8q0y5.fsf@escher.local.home> <4747312D.7020605@gmx.at> <87fxywpuuy.fsf@escher.local.home> <47474B8C.9020806@gmx.at> <87bq9kpnqd.fsf@escher.local.home> <4747EFE8.5090405@gmx.at> <474A7CF6.8030802@gmx.at> <474B19DB.6030803@gmx.at> <474C65FF.3070403@gmx.at> <474D31FF.3020802@gmx.at> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1196277672 3539 80.91.229.12 (28 Nov 2007 19:21:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:21:12 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: martin rudalics Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Nov 28 20:21:20 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IxST5-0007py-Ti for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:21:08 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IxSSp-0004Jx-RP for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:20:51 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IxSSl-0004Ji-38 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:20:47 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IxSSi-0004JW-Nb for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:20:46 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IxSSi-0004JT-GH for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:20:44 -0500 Original-Received: from mercure.iro.umontreal.ca ([132.204.24.67]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IxSSi-0001WP-Cu for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:20:44 -0500 Original-Received: from hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca (hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.27.50]) by mercure.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 916712CF2A2; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:20:43 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: from trex.iro.umontreal.ca (trex.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.27.213]) by hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id B10C73FE1; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:20:24 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: by trex.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 9B4696CA6A; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:20:24 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <474D31FF.3020802@gmx.at> (martin rudalics's message of "Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:16:47 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-DIRO-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-DIRO-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-DIRO-MailScanner-SpamCheck: n'est pas un polluriel, SpamAssassin (score=-2.82, requis 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -2.82) X-DIRO-MailScanner-From: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:84256 Archived-At: >> Could you try to write a more detailed docstring that explains what is >> meant by "considering invisibility"? Or else try and explain to me what >> the function is supposed to do (and I'll then try and write a docstring >> for it)? > I guess: > "Move to a visible position at a column as close as possible to COL. > If no such position can be found by moving forwards, move back to last > visible position on current line or to the beginning of the line if > there's none." Thanks. But how are lines and columns counted? Does an invisible newline cause the intended column numbersto fall back to 0? Does an invisible "a" cause the intended column numnber to stay put or to be incremented by 1? Stefan