Moving around in empty buffers?

Moving around in empty buffers?

[Klaus Berndl]

Suppose an empty buffer is the current buffer. Is it possible to move around -
means putting the point anywhere in the buffer, is there an option for this?

many thanks in advance,
Klaus

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Re: Moving around in empty buffers?

[John Paul Wallington]

Klaus Berndl <Klaus.Berndl@sdm.de> wrote:

> Suppose an empty buffer is the current buffer. Is it possible to move around -
> means putting the point anywhere in the buffer, is there an option for this?

How about M-x picture-mode ?

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John Paul Wallington

Re: Moving around in empty buffers?

[Klaus Berndl]

On Fri, 11 Oct 2002, John Paul Wallington wrote:



>  Klaus Berndl <Klaus.Berndl@sdm.de> wrote:
>  
> > Suppose an empty buffer is the current buffer. Is it possible to move
> > around - means putting the point anywhere in the buffer, is there an
> > option for this?
>  
>  How about M-x picture-mode ?

Yes, not bad...but this mode fakes by inserting whitespace...so you can not
for example set the point with the mouse to any place in the buffer. What i
want is an empty buffer but with possibility moving around the point. Some
editors have such a special mode...

Ciao,
Klaus

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Klaus Berndl			mailto: klaus.berndl@sdm.de
sd&m AG				http://www.sdm.de
software design & management	
Thomas-Dehler-Str. 27, 81737 München, Germany
Tel +49 89 63812-392, Fax -220

Re: Moving around in empty buffers?

[John Paul Wallington]

Klaus Berndl <Klaus.Berndl@sdm.de> wrote:

>> > Suppose an empty buffer is the current buffer. Is it possible to move
>> > around - means putting the point anywhere in the buffer, is there an
>> > option for this?
>>  
>>  How about M-x picture-mode ?
>
> Yes, not bad...but this mode fakes by inserting whitespace...so you can not
> for example set the point with the mouse to any place in the
> buffer. 

Kai has suggested such functionality, if anyone is tempted.

>                                                               What i
> want is an empty buffer but with possibility moving around the point. Some
> editors have such a special mode...

I don't think you can get it without inserting whitespace; empty
buffers are zero-length.  Maybe it would be good for `picture-mode' to
remember what whitespace it added and remove the unnecessary bits on exit.

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John Paul Wallington