Re: How do you scroll the screen without moving the cursor ? (the C-E and C-Y keys in vi)

[Rupert Swarbrick <rswarbrick@gmail.com>]

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Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> writes:

> ...how do you scroll the screen without moving point, also in the
> sense that you do, say, five times C-v and then five times M-v and
> find the cursor in the *same* place as it was before the first C-v...?
>

I'm afraid I don't actually know the answer to this question (although
I'm sure there will be one). I was also slightly suprised when reading
it that this had never irritated me.

But then I realised what I do: Before starting to scroll, I hit C-Space
to set a mark. Then I wander round the file to my hearts content, not
even necessarily returning to where I started before hitting C-u C-Space
and being back and with point "unmoved".

Maybe this is a useful different way of solving your problem.

Rupert

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