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Reiner Steib <4.uce.03.r.s@nurfuerspam.de> writes:

> How do you define `middle of buffer'?  WRT characters or to lines?
>
> (defun rs-middle-of-buffer-chars ()
>   "Move point to middle of current buffer wrt characters."
>   (interactive)
>   (goto-char (/ (- (point-max) (point-min)) 2)))
>
> (defun rs-middle-of-buffer-lines ()
>   "Move point to middle of current buffer wrt lines."
>   (interactive)
>   (goto-line (/ (count-lines (point-max) (point-min)) 2)))

Another idea would be to go to the middle char, then to beginning of
line.  It seems kind of intuitive to move to the beginning of a
line.  But maybe it's just my strange thinking... ;-)
-- 
A preposition is not a good thing to end a sentence with.