Re: Going to line n, column m

[pjb@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon)]

stan <smoore@exis.net> writes:

> Nikolaj Schumacher wrote:
>>
>>
>> pjb@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon) wrote:
>>
>>> emacs-version "22.2.1"
>>>              ^ C-u C-x C-e
>>> (progn (move-to-column 79)(insert "x"))x
>>>                                        ^ C-x C-e
>>> It just doesn't work here.
>>> Perhaps it depends on the major-mode, but I've never seen it work as
>>> you say.
>>
>> Have you read or tried my code?
>>
>> (progn (move-to-column 79 t) (insert "x"))
>
> Just for another info point, that also works in 22.1.1. I don't know how
> long it's been that way but I remember it from a couple of years ago. SO
> it's not really a new feature.

Yes, it just a reminder to always read _entirely_ the doc of each
function, not just the first paragraph.

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